Western Diego (2017) Horse
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Cheltenham R6 Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) — Western Diego is a 9yo b unknown from trained by W P Mullins, who is based at Carlow. It is sired by the stallion Westerner out of the dam Ask Me Sister. Western Diego has managed to win 4 races in its career so far. On 14th Jan 2026 at Fairyhouse, Western Diego scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $99999.00 Cl1 Hcpch. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Western Diego throughout its career you'd have achieved a 21% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 01-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 ) 2.25L 4th Western Diego ( B Hayes 157 ) 8.00L | 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) |