Pure Delight (2023) Horse
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Pure Delight is a 3yo gelding trained by Paul Matchett. It is sired by the stallion Admiral Kitten out of the dam Even Enchanted. Pure Delight has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In its most recent race at Turffontein on 16 July 2026, it was ridden by Girish Samo‑burthia and finished seventh behind the winner Me And You.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turffontein 16-Jul-26 1600m GOOD R2 Md (of $99,748) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.060, SP: 51.00 1st Me And You ( R Venniker 132 , Cd 129 ) 2nd Up And Up ( P Mxoli 132 ) 4.25L 3rd Trex On Fire ( M Michel 132 ) 8.25L 7th Pure Delight ( G Samo-burthia 132 , Cd 126 ) 99.75L See full results | G Samo-burthia 59.9kg, Cd 57.2kg 99.8kgL | 7 (8) |
| Turffontein 27-Jun-26 1160m GOOD R2 Racing240 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (of $114,008) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.030, SP: 51.00 1st Perfect Sky ( G Lerena 132 ) 2nd Elusive Dragon ( P Mxoli 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Arabella Figg ( B Marx-jacobson 126 ) 2.50L 7th Pure Delight ( K Lihaba 126 ) 26.70L See full results | K Lihaba 57.2kg 26.70L | 7 (9) |
| Turffontein 23-Apr-26 1000m SOFT R3 Md (of $123,507) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:58.080, SP: 67.00 1st Catfish ( B Marx-jacobson 132 ) 2nd Lightinthewoods ( C Zackey 127 ) 5.75L 3rd Whatsdamatterwithu ( C Habib 132 ) 7.00L 7th Pure Delight ( R Venniker 127 , Cd 124 ) 18.00L See full results | R Venniker 57.6kg, Cd 56.2kg 18.00L | 7 (10) |
| Vaal 02-Apr-26 1000m GOOD R2 Md (of $99,748) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.860, SP: 29.00 1st Wings Of Kildra ( D Pillay 132 ) 2nd Master's Lady ( J Botes 132 ) 5.00L 3rd Chericherilady ( B Soodoo 132 ) 0.00L 8th Pure Delight ( G Dookhit 126 , Cd 117 ) 17.45L See full results | G Dookhit 57.2kg, Cd 53.1kg 17.45L | 8 (12) |