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Horse profile

Delight (IRE)

Danehill Dancer (IRE) × Northern Gulch (USA) (Gulch (USA))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2010

See also: Delight (FR) · Countess Goess-Saurau · 10 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €4,200 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 14 Jun 2012, Leopardstown (IRE) (4/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

6244

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
14 Jun 12	Leopardstown (IRE)	4/8	3/1	7	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7f	Good	9-1	Harasiya (IRE)	€11,385	8	2/6
6 Jun 12	Fairyhouse (IRE)	4/18	9/4F	5	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Good to Yielding	9-2	Roseraie (IRE)	€8,625	11	0/15
26 May 12	Curragh (IRE)	2/10	13/2	nk	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Saadiyat European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Good	9-0	Nandiga (USA)	€13,110	10	1/9
16 May 12	Naas (IRE)	6/12	9/2	9¾	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Good to Yielding	9-1	Mironica (IRE)	€10,005	-	0/11

4/814 Jun 12 · Leopardstown (IRE)3/1
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)7fGood
All fields
Date
14 Jun 12
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Pos
4/8
SP
3/1
Btn
7
Jockey
Joseph O'Brien
Trainer
Aidan O'Brien
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-1
Winner / 2nd
Harasiya (IRE)
Winner prize
€11,385
Days
8
Future form
2/6
4/186 Jun 12 · Fairyhouse (IRE)9/4F
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
6 Jun 12
Course
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Pos
4/18
SP
9/4F
Btn
5
Jockey
Joseph O'Brien
Trainer
Aidan O'Brien
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
9-2
Winner / 2nd
Roseraie (IRE)
Winner prize
€8,625
Days
11
Future form
0/15
2/1026 May 12 · Curragh (IRE)13/2
Saadiyat European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fGood
All fields
Date
26 May 12
Course
Curragh (IRE)
Pos
2/10
SP
13/2
Btn
nk
Jockey
Joseph O'Brien
Trainer
Aidan O'Brien
Race
Saadiyat European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Nandiga (USA)
Winner prize
€13,110
Days
10
Future form
1/9
6/1216 May 12 · Naas (IRE)9/2
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
16 May 12
Course
Naas (IRE)
Pos
6/12
SP
9/2
Btn
9¾
Jockey
Joseph O'Brien
Trainer
Aidan O'Brien
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
9-1
Winner / 2nd
Mironica (IRE)
Winner prize
€10,005
Days
-
Future form
0/11

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
14 Jun 12	Leopardstown (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden	4/8	Harasiya (IRE)	1	19 Jul 12	Leopardstown (IRE)	Silver Flash Stakes (Fillies)
14 Jun 12	Leopardstown (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden	4/8	Reglisse (IRE)	3	5 Jul 12	Leopardstown (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
26 May 12	Curragh (IRE)	Saadiyat European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden	2/10	Private Alexander (IRE)	4	16 Jun 12	Limerick (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Median Auction Fillies Maiden

4/814 Jun 12 · Leopardstown (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
All fields
Date
14 Jun 12
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
This horse
4/8
Winner next time
Harasiya (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
19 Jul 12
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
Silver Flash Stakes (Fillies)
4/814 Jun 12 · Leopardstown (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
All fields
Date
14 Jun 12
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
This horse
4/8
Winner next time
Reglisse (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
5 Jul 12
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
2/1026 May 12 · Curragh (IRE)
Saadiyat European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
All fields
Date
26 May 12
Course
Curragh (IRE)
Race
Saadiyat European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden
This horse
2/10
Winner next time
Private Alexander (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
16 Jun 12
At
Limerick (IRE)
Race won
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Median Auction Fillies Maiden

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Aidan O'Brien	16 May 12	14 Jun 12	6/12	4	0	1	0	0.0%	25.0%	£0	€4,200

Aidan O'Brien

Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
First run: 16 May 12
Last run: 14 Jun 12
First run for yard: 6/12
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	4	0	1	0	0.0%	25.0%	£0	€4,200	16 May 12	14 Jun 12

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200
First run: 16 May 12
Last run: 14 Jun 12

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat Turf	4	0	1	0	0.0%	25.0%	£0	€4,200

Flat Turf

Race type: Flat Turf
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€3,700
Good to Yielding	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€500

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,700

Good to Yielding

Going: Good to Yielding
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €500

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
5f to 6f	3	0	1	0	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€3,540
7f to 1m	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€660

5f to 6f

Distance: 5f to 6f
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,540

7f to 1m

Distance: 7f to 1m
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €660

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Curragh (IRE)	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€3,040
Fairyhouse (IRE)	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€500
Leopardstown (IRE)	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€660
Naas (IRE)	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Curragh (IRE)

Course: Curragh (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,040

Fairyhouse (IRE)

Course: Fairyhouse (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €500

Leopardstown (IRE)

Course: Leopardstown (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €660

Naas (IRE)

Course: Naas (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	4	0	1	0	0.0%	25.0%	£0	€4,200

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
9 to 12 runners	2	1	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€3,040
6 to 8 runners	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€660
17+ runners	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€500

9 to 12 runners

Runners: 9 to 12 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,040

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €660

17+ runners

Runners: 17+ runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €500

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
May	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€3,040
June	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€1,160

May

Month: May
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,040

June

Month: June
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,160

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Joseph O'Brien	4	0	1	0	0.0%	25.0%	£0	€4,200

Joseph O'Brien

Jockey: Joseph O'Brien
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Aidan O'Brien	4	0	1	0	0.0%	25.0%	£0	€4,200

Aidan O'Brien

Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	4	0	1	0	0.0%	25.0%	£0	€4,200

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
8 to 14 days	3	0	1	0	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€4,200

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

8 to 14 days

Days since last run: 8 to 14 days
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchDanehill Dancer (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireDanehill Dancer (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damMira Adonde (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchNorthern Gulch (USA)

Parent · 1

DamNorthern Gulch (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireGulch (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Northern Gulch (USA)

Danehill (USA)

Mira Adonde (USA)

Gulch (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseDelight (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled2010

SireDanehill Dancer (IRE)

DamNorthern Gulch (USA)

DamsireGulch (USA)

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)

Sire's damMira Adonde (USA)

Dam's produce3 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingIvanovich Gorbatov (IRE)

Female line

Northern Gulch (USA) · 3 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Danehill Dancer (IRE)	Northern Gulch (USA)	Gulch (USA)	filly	Flat 7.9f · NH 2m1f	Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1½f

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Sire: Danehill Dancer (IRE)
Dam: Northern Gulch (USA)
Damsire: Gulch (USA)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.9f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Danehill Dancer (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	12,043	1,305	3,526	10.8%	29.3%	4
At 5f to 6f	2,818	343	866	12.2%	30.7%	3
On Good going	2,859	282	815	9.9%	28.5%	4
At 5f to 6f on Good going	659	85	202	12.9%	30.7%	3

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 12,043
Wins: 1,305
Placed: 3,526
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 29.3%
This horse runs: 4
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 2,818
Wins: 343
Placed: 866
Win %: 12.2%
Place %: 30.7%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 2,859
Wins: 282
Placed: 815
Win %: 9.9%
Place %: 28.5%
This horse runs: 4
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on Good going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good going
Runs: 659
Wins: 85
Placed: 202
Win %: 12.9%
Place %: 30.7%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Danehill Dancer (IRE) × Gulch mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	0	0.0%	0	7	0	1	0.0%	£0	€4,897

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,897

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Cant Do It Alone (IRE)	1	£0	€697
Too Close (IRE)	2	£0	€0
Delight (IRE)	4	£0	€4,200

Cant Do It Alone (IRE)

Horse: Cant Do It Alone (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €697

Too Close (IRE)

Horse: Too Close (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Delight (IRE)

Horse: Delight (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,200

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Northern Gulch (USA)

G1 winners: 1
Produce: 3 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Northern Gulch (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Johannesburg (USA)

Hamoody (USA)14W · 72R · 1 black-type

By Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)

Mount McLeod (IRE)1W · 24R

By Montjeu (IRE)

Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)5W · 40R · 1 G1

Female line

1Northern Gulch (USA)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)5W · 40R · 1 G1
Hamoody (USA)14W · 72R · 1 black-type

View full Northern Gulch family

In brief

When was Delight foaled?

Delight (IRE) was foaled in 2010.

Who are the sire and dam of Delight?

Delight (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Northern Gulch (USA), a daughter of Gulch (USA).

Who trained Delight?

Delight (IRE) was trained by Aidan O'Brien and owned by Derrick Smith at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Delight's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Delight (IRE) ran 4 times without winning.

Is Delight still racing?

Delight (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 14 June 2012 at Leopardstown (IRE) in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 2yo Fillies Maiden, finishing 4th of 8, and has not run there since.

Is Delight related to any top horses?

Delight (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE) (half-brother, Grade 1 winner) and Hamoody (USA) (half-brother, Group 2 winner), from the Northern Gulch (USA) family.