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James's Delight: profile, stats, records and next races

5yo, gelding, by Invincible Army, out of Heavens Peak, trained by Clive Cox.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 30%
  • Prize money £144,672
  • Best rating 120
  • Official rating 106

Where James's Delight runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:40 Haydock Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) 25 Smarkets Bet

James's Delight form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
9 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 6f Good To Firm 3 1.75 4/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 106
23 May 26 Curragh Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) 6f Good 3 2.5 7/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 107
28 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Cammidge Trophy Stakes (Listed) Class 1 6f Good To Soft 6 5.75 11/1 P J McDonald 108
18 Oct 25 Ascot Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 6f Good 15 10 80/1 Clifford Lee 109
6 Sep 25 Haydock Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 6f Good 17 11.5 50/1 Clifford Lee 109
24 May 25 Curragh Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) 6f Good 1 — 22/1 Oisin Murphy 108
2 May 25 Chantilly (FR) Prix Servanne () (4yo+) (Turf) 6f Good To Soft 5 9 5/2 Mickael Barzalona –
29 Mar 25 Doncaster William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Cammidge Trophy Stakes (Listed) Class 1 6f Good To Soft 5 3.75 3/1F Rossa Ryan 110
19 Oct 24 Ascot Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 6f Soft 8 4.5 18/1 Ryan Moore 110
25 Aug 24 Deauville (FR) Barriere Prix de Meautry (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f Very Soft 2 0.2 13/5 Mickael Barzalona –
6 Jul 24 Deauville (FR) Prix Kistena () (3yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f Soft 1 — 33/10F Clifford Lee –
15 Jun 24 York Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Soft 1 — 6/1 Ryan Moore 102
18 May 24 Newbury Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 6f Good 11 13 13/2 Richard Kingscote 102
4 May 24 Newmarket William Hill Bet In-Running Handicap Class 2 6f Good 1 — 16/1 Richard Kingscote 97
20 Apr 24 Newbury Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 7f Good To Soft 9 8.5 11/1 Richard Kingscote 97
2 Apr 24 Pontefract Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Class 3 6f Heavy 1 — 9/4 Daniel Tudhope 88
14 Oct 23 Newmarket Godolphin Flying Start Nursery Class 3 7f Soft 5 3.5 10/3 Ryan Moore 89
14 Sep 23 Naas Goffs Sportsman's Challenge 6f Good To Yielding 3 2.5 4/1 Colin Keane 84
26 Aug 23 Windsor At The Races App Market Movers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 4 1 10/11F Richard Kingscote –
22 Jul 23 Newbury bet365 EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 6f Good To Soft 1 — 12/1 Richard Kingscote –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3) at Curragh (IRE) on 9 August 2026. Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out then edged right and up to 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on to finish 3rd.

James's Delight by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 18 6 33%
7f 2 0 0%

James's Delight by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 6 2 33%
Good To Soft 6 2 33%
Soft 3 1 33%
Good To Firm 2 0 0%
Very Soft 1 0 0%
Heavy 1 1 100%
Good To Yielding 1 0 0%

James's Delight by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Newbury 3 1 33%
Curragh 2 1 50%
Doncaster 2 0 0%
Ascot 2 0 0%
Deauville (FR) 2 1 50%
Newmarket 2 1 50%
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0%
Haydock 1 0 0%
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0%
York 1 1 100%

James's Delight breeding

  • Sire Invincible Army (IRE)
  • Dam Heavens Peak (GB)
  • Damsire Pivotal (GB)
  • Breeder Newtown Stud
  • Foaled 16 March 2021

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