Her recent form tells an interesting story. In her last six races she has finished second, third, eleventh, fifth, third, and sixth — so two placings from her last three runs suggests she is in decent shape right now. The eleventh-place finish stands out as an off day, but horses have them. What is harder to explain away is the consistent pattern across 21 races: she gets close, but not close enough.
Danny Sheehy has ridden her eight times and the pair are yet to win together — 0 from 8 is a significant sample. That does not reflect badly on either of them necessarily; some horses are simply hard to win on, and Sheehy keeps coming back, which suggests the team believes the day will come. She raced just yesterday, so she is clearly fit and in active campaigning.
She is trained by Mark Michael McNiff out of Strandhill in County Sligo, a yard that has sent out five winners this season, so winning horses do come out of that stable — Lilac Lady just has not been one of them yet. For anyone watching her run, the hope is always that this time the pieces fall into place. She has proven she can compete. The question is whether she can finally convert.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
5 | 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other | 12 May | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 22 Sep | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 4 Sep | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 21 May | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 23 Oct | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Apr | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 8 Jul | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 4 Jul | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jun | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Sep | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 14 Jul | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 17 Jun | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 10 Oct | 0% |