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Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)

Sligo · 12 July 2026
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m4f116y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Lilac Lady (IRE) (8/1) won the Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) at Sligo on 12 July 2026, beating Poppycon (IRE) by 3¼ lengths under Alan King for trainer Mark Michael McNiff. 15 ran on Good going over 2m4f116y; the winning time was 4m 59.80s.

Winner Lilac Lady (IRE)
SP: 8/1 J: Alan King T: Mark Michael McNiff O: Mrs Janice Doyle
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 3 Lilac Lady (IRE) t 6m Churchill (IRE) – Flowers Will Bloom (IRE) (Fastnet Rock) Mrs Janice Doyle went forward and shared the front early - took it up before 2 out - driven out to go clear after 2 out and stayed on strongly to the line Alan King(7) Mark Michael McNiff 11-3 96115A85B 4:59.80 6,000 8/1 12.21
2nd 5 Poppycon (IRE) tp 6g Getaway (GER) – Backandillo (IRE) (Oscar) Ms G C Murphy soon raced up with the front group - third at halfway - driven along before 2 out - second at the last unable to threaten the winner and continued at one speed 3¼ Phillip Enright Eoin Doyle 11-8 94117A83B 5:00.45 2,000 10/1 13.60
3rd 12 Dream Shaper (IRE) t 7g Morpheus (GB) – Silverscreen Queen (IRE) (Saffron Walden) I Madden settled early - soon towards the back - driven into seventh before 2 out - up to sixth entering the straight and stayed on well up the run-in 1¾ Paddy Cleary(7) I Madden 10-2 8195A82B 5:00.80 999 25/1 31.36
4th 1 Go To Town (IRE) 6g Fracas (IRE) – Dancing On Turf (IRE) (Dalakhani) Paul Mullins raced close to the front early - in a scrap for the lead after the 3rd - driven along in second before 2 out - found nothing more in third at the last and continued at one gear nk Danny Gilligan Ross O'Sullivan 11-13 99119A82B 5:00.85 500 10/3F 5.40
5th 4 Papagei (GB) 5g Held up Masar (IRE) – Dibajj (FR) (Iffraaj) Mrs Heidi Gibney raced in behind the front group - sixth at halfway - driven along after 3 out - pushed along in fourth 2 out and continued at one gear from before the last 1¼ Harry Sexton(7) Thomas Gibney 11-1 94106A81B 5:01.10 300 6/1 8.54
6th 10 Frontier Rose (GB) 5m Frontiersman (GB) – Vin Rose (GB) (Alflora) Philip Mcgee settled early - in the pack at halfway - made headway into sixth before 2 out - driven along in fifth without threatening entering the straight and continued at one gear 1½ Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Coyle 10-12 84101A80B 5:01.40 200 16/1 23.57
7th 11 Tellmemamema (IRE) 6m Elusive Pimpernel (USA) – Grannys Kitchen (IRE) (Flemensfirth) Molly Paul Willis towards the back - driven along before 2 out - unable to threaten in seventh entering the straight and continued at one gear 3½ Tom Buckley Edward Buckley 10-11 8396A78B 5:02.10 — 14/1 25.00
8th 9 Larkins Lane (IRE) 7m Dylan Thomas (IRE) – Good Thyne Diva (IRE) (Good Thyne) Old Misfits Syndicate settled towards the back - made headway before 2 out - driven along in eighth entering the straight without threatening 4¼ Shane O'Callaghan(3) P J Rothwell 10-10 8591A75B 5:02.95 — 7/2 5.50
9th 8 Saint Peregrine (IRE) 7g Midfield Libertarian (GB) – Cosan Na Chille (IRE) (Millenary) Flemington Partnership raced up with the front group - fourth at halfway - in touch with a minor error 4 out then driven along without finding more 2 out ½ J J Slevin John Patrick Ryan 11-0 8694A75B 5:03.05 — 16/1 24.57
10th 14 Finnicky Filly (IRE) 8m Sageburg (IRE) – Mexican Sky (IRE) (Yeats) John Patrick Ryan settled early - travelled wide and sat in the pack at intervals - driven along without threatening 2 out 7 Daniel King John Patrick Ryan 10-6 7878A70B 5:04.45 — 16/1 30.00
11th 2 Cherry Red (IRE) 8m Ocovango (GB) – Lucy Rouge (IRE) (Croco Rouge) D M Christie settled towards the back - made headway into sixth 4 out - driven along without finding more before 2 out 3 Ben Harvey D M Christie 11-11 9794A68B 5:05.05 — 25/1 68.88
12th 6 Fine Print (IRE) tp 5g Zoffany (IRE) – Xcite (IRE) (Kingman) Northeast Syndicate in the pack - driven along without finding more after 3 out - faded 17 Alex Harvey John C McConnell 11-1 8780C57C 5:08.45 — 18/1 36.68
13th 7 Poetic Focus (IRE) 6m Held up Yeats (IRE) – Western Focus (IRE) (Westerner) Sean Cleere settled early - towards the back and made a mistake at the 7th - faded 3 out and came home a long way behind 74 Cian Quirke Andrew Slattery 11-1 8780C10C 5:23.25 — 11/1 20.15
NR Mother Ship — — John Joseph Hanlon — ——— — — — —
PU 13 Mr Erwitt (IRE) 6g Kingston Hill (GB) – Miss Blanche (GB) (King's Theatre) Kevin Mcdonagh raced up with the front group - minor mistake at the 3rd - fifth at halfway - driven along without finding more after 3 out and pulled up before the following fence — Conor Stone-Walsh V T O'Brien 10-7 79—— — — 100/1 207.86
NR Cornaroya Rocco — — John Joseph Hanlon — ——— — — — —
NR Ladiam — — Norman Lee — ——— — — — —
PU 15 Sekifi (IRE) t 8g Walk In The Park (IRE) – Episodique (IRE) (Indian Danehill) Mrs M Keating in the pack for most of the way - driven along without finding more after 3 out - pulled up before the following fence — Michael Kenneally(5) Matthew J Smith 9-9 72—— — — 10/1 13.44

Winning time 4m 59.80s

Non-runners Mother Ship, Ladiam, Cornaroya Rocco

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 18 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (13 of 18 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win €9.00
Tote Place €2.60 €3.50 €8.40
Exacta €77.70
CSF €94.90
Trifecta €1,189.10
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Lilac Lady won the Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) at Sligo, returning 8/1 on good going. She raced prominently, sharing the lead from early on before taking outright control before the second last, then was driven clear after that flight and stayed on strongly to the line. Poppycon raced close to the pace throughout, sitting third at halfway, and was driven into second at the last but could never challenge the winner, finishing 3¼ lengths back while keeping on at the same pace. Dream Shaper took third.

The pre-race read Sligo 4:00 Race Preview — 12 July 2026 The 4:00 at Sligo is the Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Division Two, a competitive 18-runner contest over 2m4f116y on good to firm ground. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Unplaced
KTB Selection Go To Town 66/100 top-rated of 18
SP 10/3F Finished 4th

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) at Sligo in 2026?
Lilac Lady (IRE) won the Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) at Sligo on 12 July 2026, ridden by Alan King and trained by Mark Michael McNiff.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
1st Lilac Lady (IRE) (8/1), 2nd Poppycon (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Dream Shaper (IRE) (25/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
Lilac Lady (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/1, with a Betfair SP of 12.21.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
15 horses ran in the 2026 Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle at Sligo. Non-runners: Mother Ship, Ladiam, Cornaroya Rocco.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
The winning time was 4m 59.80s.

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