Brianna Lily
Brianna Lily is a nine-year-old who has carved out a modest but genuine niche at one course: Clonmel. With two wins from five races there, she is a different proposition when running at that track than elsewhere — she wins roughly 2 in every 5 times at Clonmel, compared to a career win rate of just 1 in 16 across all her races. Both of her wins have come at that venue, the most recent on 28 September 2023, now more than two and a half years in the past. She has not won in her last six races, though she did finish third in her most recent run, just a day ago, suggesting she can still mix with horses at her level on her day.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Over 31 career races, she has picked up two wins and seven places — a record that speaks to a horse who gets into the placings regularly but finds it hard to get her head in front. Ridden most often by Mark McDonagh, she has a better record with him (1 win from 6 races, roughly 1 in 6) than her overall figures suggest, though even that partnership has cooled lately. She runs for the Gowran yard of James M Barcoe, a Kilkenny-based trainer who has seven winners this season and keeps her active in races — a sign the yard still believes there is work for her to do. Brianna Lily is a campaigner rather than a star, a horse who knows where the winning post is but has to dig deep to reach it. At Clonmel, though, something clicks, and that is always reason enough to keep turning up.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Jul
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
16 Jul
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
15 Jun
8th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
29 May
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
14 May
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
10 May
12th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
14 Dec
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
2 Dec
12th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
15 Jun
7th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
10 Jun
11th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
5 |
2 wins, 1 third, 2 other |
14 May |
40% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
3 Feb |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
22 Feb |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |