Lily Milan
Eight races into her career and Lily Milan is still searching for that elusive first win — in fact, she has never even placed. For a seven-year-old, that is a tough record to look at. Most horses at this stage of their career have at least picked up a place or two, which earns a share of the prize money and signals some kind of progress. Lily Milan has none of that to show, and her recent form figures — 9, 6, 8, 5, 4, 4 — tell the story of a horse who has been finishing in mid-pack at best, well off the pace at worst.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
That said, there are faint flickers of improvement buried in those numbers. Her two most recent finishes were fourth place, which is the best she has managed, and she raced just yesterday — so whatever is being tried in training, it is being tested regularly and in real time. The step forward from nines and eights to a pair of fourths is small, but it is at least movement in the right direction.
Paul Stephen Kiely trains her out of Dungarvan in County Waterford, a yard that has sent out three winners already this season. That tells you Kiely knows how to get a horse to the line first — the question is whether Lily Milan will ever give him the chance to do it with her. At seven years old, time is not entirely on her side, but horses can and do surprise you, and the fact that she is still racing actively suggests the team around her believes there is something worth finding.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 May
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
5 Apr
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
19 Mar
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
20 Aug
5th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
18 Jul
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
10 Jun
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
8 May
4th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
21 Apr
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |