West Is Awake (2016) Horse
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West Is Awake is a ten-year-old bay gelding, by Fame And Glory out of Canto Creek. Trained by E Cawley and owned by Edward Cawley, he has taken the field 27 times, securing two victories, placing second three times and once in third, and has amassed $39,874 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Roscommon on 28 September 2026, where he finished 8th of 13. His latest win came at Fairyhouse on 2 October 2023.
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Fairyhouse • Roscommon • Cork • Naas • Leopardstown • Galway • Ballinrobe • Punchestown • Thurles • NavanRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 10-Nov-26 4929m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) R3 William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle, SP: 23.00 | Sarah Kavanagh 4.5L | 6 (11) |
| Roscommon 28-Sep-26 4851m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $24,345), SP: 23.00 1st Smallcraftwarning ( D King 147 ) 2nd Milan Forth ( K Healy 164 , Cd 157 ) 1.25L 3rd Ilbdare ( P Enright 149 ) 2.00L 8th West Is Awake ( E Walsh 157 ) 48.35L See full results | E Walsh 71.2kg 48.4kgL | 8 (13) |
| Cork 05-Apr-26 4842m SOFT R5 HcpH $5,013 (of $15,038), Winning Time: 06:11.700, SP: 19.00 1st Onlymammycanloveme ( T P Roche 167 ) 2nd West Is Awake ( E Walsh 154 ) 3.25L 3rd Whatsavailable ( E Staples 154 ) 0.50L See full results | E Walsh 69.9kg 3.25L | 2 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 01-Jan-26 5230m SOFT R4 HcpH $4,044 (of $20,216), SP: 34.00 1st A Year Older ( D King 142 ) 2nd West Is Awake ( C P Millar 164 , Cd 159 ) 6.00L 3rd Lough Nigara ( R Doyle 152 ) 10.50L See full results | C P Millar 74.4kg, Cd 72.1kg 6.00L | 2 (18) |
| Cork 20-Apr-25 4900m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $15,487), Winning Time: 06:11.200, SP: 29.00 1st Nelson County ( D Gilligan 151 ) 2nd Cullig ( A Harvey 146 ) 1.00L 3rd Robyndeglory ( A O'sullivan 145 ) 9.00L 17th West Is Awake ( P Donovan 155 , Cd 160 ) 66.30L See full results | P Donovan 70.3kg, Cd 72.6kg 66.3kgL | 17 (20) |
| Fairyhouse 06-Apr-25 4830m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $15,778), Winning Time: 06:07.700, SP: 18/1 Mid-division, pulled up quickly approaching 5th 1st The Miracle Man ( D Meyler 147 ) 2nd Topgun Simmy ( P Hanlon 168 ) 1.25L 3rd Doctor Churchill ( C Cullinan 159 ) 0.50L UPL West Is Awake ( E Walsh 156 ) 0.00L | E Walsh 70.8kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Naas 23-Feb-25 4645m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear | Phillip Enright 65.3kg 1 1/4 length | 16 (19) |
| Leopardstown 01-Feb-25 4845m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 150/1 Towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor | E Walsh 66.2kg 1/2 length | 14 (25) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-24 4700m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, progress after 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out | Mark McDonagh 64kg 3l | 10 (20) |
| Fairyhouse 30-Nov-24 4325m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 200/1 Always behind, bad mistake 1st and mistake 6th, never a factor | Donagh Meyler 75.3kg 2l | 8 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 12-Nov-24 4023m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 16/1 Towards rear, 5th halfway, no impression from 5 out | E Walsh 75.3kg 2 1/4l | 6 (7) |
| Galway 27-Oct-24 4527m YIELDING TO SOFT Chase, SP: 40/1 Held up in rear, ridden in moderate 9th before straight, kept on one pace | Kieren Buckley 75.3kg 26l | 6 (12) |
| Ballinrobe 27-May-24 4545m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Rear of mid division, progress into 6th halfway, 5th 3 out, fell next | Danny Gilligan 68.5kg | UPL (15) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-23 4700m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Towards rear, closer in 7th 2 out, pushed along early straight and 5th approaching last, no impression run-in | Darragh O'Keeffe 63.5kg 10l | 5 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Dec-23 3973m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, 8th entering straight, closer in 6th and ridden 2 out, 3rd and mistake at last, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd inside final furlong | Danny Gilligan 71.7kg 3 1/2l | 2 (20) |
| Naas 12-Nov-23 4005m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 In touch, mistake at 3rd, 6th before 6th, progress to 5th last where mistake, one paced | Sean O'Keeffe 63.5kg 3l | 6 (19) |
| Galway 28-Oct-23 4407m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 11/2 In rear, 15th halfway, headway after 2 out, no impression in 9th last, weakened | Phillip Enright 64.9kg 4 1/2l | 10 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Oct-23 4828m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, progress into 9th 3 out, went 5th travelling well before 2 out, pushed along to lead last, soon asserted and went clear run-in, easily | Phillip Enright 73kg | 1 (14) |
| Punchestown 19-Feb-23 4732m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Towards rear, mistake 4 out, effort after 2 out, weakened before last where mistake | Darragh O'Keeffe 63.5kg 1 3/4 length | 13 (17) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-22 4023m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, ridden 2 out, no impression in 11th entering straight, kept on one pace | J J Slevin 70.8kg 6 1/2l | 8 (19) |
| Thurles 24-Nov-22 4166m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Rear of mid-division, progress to 7th after 4th, headway after 3 out, 2nd before 2 out where mistake, no impression on clear leader last where not fluent, soon weakened run-in | Keith Donoghue 73.9kg 3/4 length | 4 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 17-Apr-22 4074m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Held up towards rear, mid-division 4 out, headway to 4th entering straight, ridden and no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace | Brian Hayes 66.7kg 9 1/2l | 6 (24) |
| Naas 31-Mar-22 3822m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Towards rear, 13th after 4th, stayed on to 4th 2 out where slight mistake, ridden and ran on strongly in 3rd run-in to lead final strides | Phillip Enright 73.9kg | 1 (18) |
| Navan 05-Mar-22 4023m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 11/1 In rear, 10th when mistake 2 out, never a factor | Phillip Enright 68.9kg 2 3/4l | 9 (13) |
| Naas 12-Feb-22 3137m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, moderate 6th entering straight, no impression, never a factor | C D Timmons 75.3kg 2 1/4l | 9 (24) |
| Punchestown 16-Jan-22 3219m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Held up, rear of mid-division, no impression before 3 out, moderate 9th before 2 out, kept on one pace | C D Timmons 76.2kg 12l | 6 (19) |
| Navan 18-Dec-21 4023m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, slightly hampered at 5th, ridden 3 out, moderate 6th next, no impression | C D Timmons 76.2kg 4 1/4l | 6 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Nov-20 3219m SOFT NH Flat, SP: 50/1 Waited with, 12th early, soon off pace until took closer order 4f out, moderate 5th over 3f out, soon 4th, kept on without threatening final furlong into 3rd near finish | Mr C W McCormack 74.8kg 1/2 length | 3 (13) |