Lily's Choice (2018) Horse
About
Lily's Choice is a 7yo b trained by D H Kelly in Tipperary. The horse is by the stallion Well Chosen out of the dam Lily Rock. It has yet to secure its first win, having finished unplaced in 17 starts. In its most recent run at Tipperary on 6 Oct 2025, Lily's Choice, ridden by Peter Smithers, finished 10th, behind the winner Love Bite.
Raced At
Tipperary
• Listowel
• Downpatrick
• Wexford
• Thurles
• Fairyhouse
• Gowran Park
• Tramore
• CorkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tipperary 06-Oct-25 4680m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 19.00 1st Love Bite ( A P Kelly 144 , Cd 141 ) 2nd County Champs ( P Byrnes 152 ) 1.75L 3rd The Little Yank ( J Aherne 166 , Cd 159 ) 3.75L 10th Lily's Choice ( P Smithers 144 , Cd 151 ) 44.75L See full results | P Smithers 65.3kg, Cd 68.5kg 44.75L | 10 (15) |
| Listowel 26-Sep-25 4430m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $11,499), SP: 21.00 1st Tropical Image ( T O'connor 154 ) 2nd Sights Unseen ( A Balfe 167 ) 5.00L 3rd Blossom De Mai ( T P Roche 149 ) 2.25L 7th Lily's Choice ( S Flanagan 146 ) 22.00L See full results | S Flanagan 66.2kg 22.00L | 7 (16) |
| Downpatrick 19-Sep-25 3570m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 10.00 1st Tir Og ( C Hogan 159 ) 2nd Centaq ( P J O'hanlon 148 ) 5.00L 3rd You Make Me Smile ( D Mullins 149 ) 7.50L Lily's Choice ( C Quirke 146 ) 0.00L See full results | C Quirke 66.2kg 0.00L | UPD (15) |
| Wexford 09-Aug-25 4830m SOFT R4 HcpH $200 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 06:03.400, SP: 23.00 1st Corbally Cross ( R J Condon 155 ) 2nd Technology ( A Harvey 159 ) 2.50L 3rd Bayou Belle ( P Smithers 166 ) 3.50L 6th Lily's Choice ( S Flanagan 152 ) 33.50L See full results | S Flanagan 68.9kg 33.50L | 6 (14) |
| Wexford 25-Jul-25 3360m GOOD R7 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:11.000, SP: 23.00 Towards rear, not fluent 1st, detached from 7th, tailed off 1st Dontdooddson ( P Enright 140 ) 2nd Paul's Dream ( D E Mullins 158 ) 0.75L 3rd Kaikoura ( D Meyler 164 ) 3.75L 11th Lily's Choice ( C Quirke 151 ) 81.50L See full results | C Quirke 68.5kg 81.5kgL | 11 (14) |
| Thurles 14-Feb-24 4510m HEAVY R6 HcpH $200 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 06:18.800, SP: 6.50 Chased leader, 4th halfway and moderate 2nd 5 out, 4th and pushed along approaching straight, no impression before last and no extra run-in 1st Scarbrook ( S Flanagan 164 ) 2nd Seangoell ( R P Geoghegan 157 ) 4.25L 3rd Glorious Singer ( J J Slevin 153 ) 0.20L 6th Lily's Choice ( C P Millar 159 , Cd 166 ) 12.25L See full results | C P Millar 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 12.25L | 6 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 24-Jan-24 4010m HEAVY R7 HcpH $1,000 (of $9,998), Winning Time: 06:00.700, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, mistake 5 out, 3rd after 3 out, pushed along and no impression after next, slow last, ridden run-in, kept on one pace 1st Rusheen ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Junot ( M M Mcdonagh 160 ) 0.15L 3rd Lily's Choice ( R A Doyle 160 ) 18.25L See full results | R A Doyle 72.6kg 18.25L | 3 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 16-Dec-23 3320m HEAVY R1 Ch $280 (of $13,999), Winning Time: 04:28.400, SP: 201.00 Always behind, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, tailed off 1st Sa Fureur ( J Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Byker ( P Enright 160 ) 0.00L 3rd Battle It Out ( C G O'dwyer 166 ) 1.00L 6th Lily's Choice ( R Doyle 159 ) 0.00L See full results | R Doyle 72.1kg 0.00L | 6 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 24-Nov-23 3320m HEAVY R3 ChNHFNHF (of $10,999), Winning Time: 04:31.200, SP: 251.00 Always behind, never a factor 1st Mister Policeman ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Feu Du Bresil ( D E Mullins 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Pinkerton ( S Ewing 166 ) 1.50L 8th Lily's Choice ( R Doyle 159 ) 36.00L See full results | R Doyle 72.1kg 36.00L | 8 (10) |
| Gowran Park 11-Nov-23 4020m HEAVY R8 HcpH (of $6,746), Winning Time: 05:54.700, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, ridden in 10th before 2 out, no impression 1st Intersky Sunset ( L Quinlan 157 ) 2nd Ella Rose ( N T Prendergast 158 ) 2.25L 3rd Greenhill Damsel ( R Deegan 165 ) 9.00L 12th Lily's Choice ( R Doyle 161 , Cd 0 ) 25.75L | R Doyle 73kg, Cd 0 25.75L | 12 (20) |
| Thurles 19-Oct-23 3200m SOFT R3 MdH (of $6,425), Winning Time: 04:07.030, SP: 100/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 3 out 1st Brighterdaysahead ( J W Kennedy 160 ) 2nd Shoot Champagne ( P Byrnes 152 ) 10.00L 3rd Roccos Inspiration ( M J M O'sullivan 153 ) 2.25L 10th Lily's Choice ( R P Treacy 153 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | R P Treacy 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 10 (11) |
| Tramore 19-Aug-23 4220m SOFT R5 CLMdH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:45.000, SP: 17.00 Always towards rear, mistakes, no impression when pulled up before last 1st Sea Aster ( J W Kennedy 161 ) 2nd Iriskana ( C M Quirke 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Coastguard Lady ( P Townend 161 ) 15.00L UPL Lily's Choice ( R Doyle 161 ) 0.00L See full results | R Doyle 73kg 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Cork 07-Aug-23 3420m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $11,999), Winning Time: 04:08.700, SP: 8.00 In touch, 7th after 4 out, no impression 2 out, one paced run-in 1st Moon Rise Beauty ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Zoomtime ( A L Fitzgibbon 161 ) 2.75L 3rd Rebel Treaty ( P T Enright 161 ) 6.50L 7th Lily's Choice ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 18.75L See full results | D O'keeffe 73kg 18.75L | 7 (21) |
| Wexford 08-Jul-23 4830m GOOD R3 MdH $525 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 06:05.800, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, raced keenly, 3rd at 6th, 2nd halfway and disputed 5 out, headed before 4 out, 3rd 4 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out, left moderate 4th at last 1st Kinbara ( B W Harvey 166 ) 2nd Glendars Mahler ( D Meyler 151 ) 18.00L 3rd Down Around ( J P O'sullivan 158 ) 3.00L 4th Lily's Choice ( P Townend 151 ) 33.00L See full results | P Townend 68.5kg 33.00L | 4 (14) |
| Tramore 03-Jun-23 3330m GOOD R7 CLNHF $315 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 03:57.080, SP: 2.25 Led, pushed along and pressed 2f out, soon headed, no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra, lost 4th close home 1st Chef D'etat ( T Kingsley 163 ) 2nd Barton Snow ( M M Mcelligott 168 ) 0.30L 3rd Royal Moon ( R M O'grady 168 ) 9.00L 5th Lily's Choice ( R Dudfield 161 , Cd 168 ) 11.00L See full results | R Dudfield 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 11.00L | 5 (11) |
| Boulta 27-Nov-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,300), SP: 3/1 Pr, ld from 2nd, jnd aftr 5th, ld agn bef 5out, hdd aftr 2out, drpd to 3rd bef last where mstk, ko flat 1st Bioluminescence ( D O'connor 165 ) 2nd Lily's Choice ( J W Hannon 165 ) 20.00L 3rd Royal Malinas ( S Staples 160 ) 0.75L | J W Hannon 74.8kg 20.00L | 2 (7) |
| Dromahane 13-Nov-22 4830m HEAVY CLMd (of $6,300), SP: 7/1 Mostly tr ldr in 2nd, drpd to 4th bef 3out, disp 22l 2nd when left disp but mstk last, no ex flat & drpd to 3rd 1st Pinot Rouge ( B Dunleavy 165 ) 2nd Alo's Vision ( M S J P Baragry 165 ) 2.00L 3rd Lily's Choice ( M J W Hannon 165 ) 5.00L | M J W Hannon 74.8kg 5.00L | 3 (9) |