Western Diego (2017) Horse
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Western Diego is a 9yo b trained by W P Mullins. He is by the stallion Westerner out of the dam Ask Me Sister. To date he has collected four victories. On 14 Jan 2026 at Fairyhouse he secured his most important win, taking the $99999.00 Cl1 Hcpch. The horse has proved a rewarding pick for punters; anyone who backed him throughout his career would have earned a 21% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 03-Feb-26 3420m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpCh $5,000 (of $99,999), SP: 8.00 1st Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 162 ) 2nd Golden Joy ( D Gilligan 149 ) 5.00L 3rd Addragoole ( E Staples 161 , Cd 156 ) 7.25L 4th Western Diego ( B Hayes 157 ) 8.00L See full results | B Hayes 71.2kg 8.00L | 4 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Jan-26 3447m SOFT R4 CL1 HcpCh $60,000 (of $99,999), SP: 5.50 1st Western Diego ( B Hayes 144 ) 2nd More Coko ( S Cleary-farrell 140 , Cd 133 ) 3.75L 3rd Touch Me Not ( J Smith 165 , Cd 160 ) 13.75L See full results | B Hayes 65.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Nov-25 3450m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh $4,500 (of $45,001), SP: 8.00 1st Drumgill ( M Kenneally 146 , Cd 139 ) 2nd Touch Me Not ( J Smith 166 , Cd 161 ) 2.50L 3rd Western Diego ( B Hayes 145 ) 2.80L See full results | B Hayes 65.8kg 2.80L | 3 (12) |
| Punchestown 03-May-25 4070m SOFT R4 CL1 NvHcpCh (of $99,999), Winning Time: 05:13.100, SP: 17.00 1st Sea Music ( D Meyler 152 ) 2nd Blizzard Of Oz ( J J Slevin 164 ) 0.20L 3rd Lisnagar Fortune ( D E Mullins 148 ) 6.20L 8th Western Diego ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 45.95L See full results | S O'keeffe 69.4kg 46kgL | 8 (18) |
| Ayr 12-Apr-25 3320m SOFT R1 CL1 HcpCh $1,330 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:02.730, SP: 3.00 Prominent, led 3rd, headed after next, not fluent 6th, switched right before next, hit 8th, not much room and lost place 4 out, no extra next 1st The Other Mozzie ( S Flanagan 155 ) 2nd Homme Public ( H Brooke 157 ) 4.00L 3rd Tommy's Oscar ( D Mcmenamin 168 ) 4.50L 5th Western Diego ( D Mullins 151 ) 28.50L See full results | D Mullins 68.5kg 28.50L | 5 (7) |
| Punchestown 21-Feb-25 3220m SOFT R1 NvCh $4,400 (of $21,999), Winning Time: 07:01.600, SP: 5.00 Led, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and headed before last, 3rd briefly at last, went 2nd again inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner 1st Springt De La Mare ( K M Donoghue 163 ) 2nd Western Diego ( S F O'keeffe 159 ) 3.00L 3rd Rath Gaul Boy ( P Townend 159 ) 5.25L See full results | S F O'keeffe 72.1kg 3.00L | 2 (6) |
| Gowran Park 24-Jan-25 4020m HEAVY R5 Ch $250 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 08:41.200, SP: 13.00 Mid-division, ridden in moderate 8th 3 out, no impression 1st Quai De Bourbon ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Chapeau De Soleil ( S O'keeffe 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Blizzard Of Oz ( D Mullins 166 ) 7.00L 6th Western Diego ( B Hayes 166 ) 35.00L See full results | B Hayes 75.3kg 35.00L | 6 (14) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-24 3420m SOFT R2 Ch $875 (of $17,500), Winning Time: 04:15.500, SP: 17.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway in 4th before 3 out, dropped to 6th after 3 out, 5th last, ran on to 3rd closing stages, soon dropped to 4th 1st Jeannot Lapin ( R Doyle 166 ) 2nd What's Up Darling ( S Ewing 166 ) 2.50L 3rd No Flies On Him ( M M Mcdonagh 166 ) 4.50L 4th Western Diego ( S O'keeffe 166 ) 7.50L See full results | S O'keeffe 75.3kg 7.50L | 4 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 31-Mar-24 3220m HEAVY R5 NvH $4,000 (of $25,252), Winning Time: 04:22.500, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 2nd from before 4th, disputed entering straight, ridden in close 2nd after 2 out, under pressure in 2nd and slight mistake last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace 1st Mirazur West ( M P Walsh 158 ) 2nd Kilbarry Saint ( D J Gilligan 151 ) 4.50L 3rd Western Diego ( B Hayes 158 ) 5.25L See full results | B Hayes 71.7kg 5.25L | 3 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 28-Jan-24 3220m SOFT R4 MdH $7,500 (of $8,031), Winning Time: 04:17.800, SP: 11/8 Made all, took keen hold, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden clear, slight mistake at last, stayed on well under pressure run-in 1st Western Diego ( B Hayes 166 ) 2nd Shoot The Blues ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 7.00L 3rd Undeniable Alibi ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 14.00L See full results | B Hayes 75.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Cork 10-Dec-23 3390m HEAVY R2 MdH $375 (of $6,637), Winning Time: 04:29.100, SP: 4/6 Led, headed after 2nd, not fluent 4th and 2nd halfway, led again 4 out, headed next, dropped to 4th and not fluent next, soon no extra and eased 1st No Time To Wait ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Teuchters Glory ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 6.00L 3rd Old Port ( J J Slevin 166 ) 3.25L 5th Western Diego ( P Townend 166 , Cd 0 ) 27.00L See full results | P Townend 75.3kg, Cd 0 27.00L | 5 (24) |
| Punchestown 27-Apr-23 3280m SOFT R6 NHF (of $64,248), Winning Time: 03:53.800, SP: 9/1 Led, took keen hold, headed at halfway, weakened quickly 6f out, soon trailing, eased, completely tailed off 1st A Dream To Share ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 2nd Tullyhill ( P W Mullins 168 ) 3.75L 3rd King Of Kingsfield ( H C Swan 168 ) 7.50L 8th Western Diego ( D O'connor 168 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | D O'connor 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (8) |
| Cheltenham 16-Mar-23 3300m SOFT R7 CL1 NHF (of $78,696), Winning Time: 03:59.830, SP: 19.00 Pulled hard tracking leaders, led 5f out, pushed along when headed and hampered over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st A Dream To Share ( J L Gleeson 161 ) 2nd Fact To File ( P W Mullins 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Captain Teague ( H Cobden 161 ) 1.25L 7th Western Diego ( R Blackmore 161 ) 10.50L See full results | R Blackmore 73kg 10.50L | 7 (21) |
| Naas 29-Jan-23 3820m SOFT R7 NHF $6,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:56.800, SP: 2.20 Led and clear, reduced advantage after 4f, travelled well 1 1/2f out, asserted inside final furlong, kept on well, easily 1st Western Diego ( P W Mullins 168 ) 2nd Suttons Hill ( E P O'brien 168 ) 6.50L 3rd Will Do ( H C Swan 168 ) 0.20L See full results | P W Mullins 76.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Carrigarostig 16-Jan-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,300), SP: 7/1 Pr, chsd ldrs in 3rd, 4l 3rd from 8th, mstk 6out, ld well bef 2out & 1 1/2l adv when gd jmp 2out, driven out 1st Western Diego ( T P Roche 170 ) 2nd Home Sweet Highway ( B O'neill 170 ) 5.00L 3rd Getupearly ( M C O'donovan 170 ) 3.00L | T P Roche 77.1kg | 1 (9) |