Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Diplomat (USA)

Diplomat (USA) b g 6th Mar 2009

Track Horse HorseTracker

Diplomat (USA) b g 6th Mar 2009

Sire

Kitten's Joy (USA)

Dam

Waki Affair (USA)

Dam's Sire

Miswaki (USA)

Owner

Dr R Lambe

Trainer

D K Weld

Breeder

Kenneth L Ramsey & Sarah K Ramsey

Last Win

Galway Mon, 29th Jul, 13 9/10Fav, R Walsh (4164 days)

Last Run

Gowran Park Sun, 21st Sep, 14 4th, 13/2, P J Smullen (3745 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

12%

€47,380

0.00

Hurdle IRE

20%

€25,600

-6.53

Under Rules Total

15%

-6.53

Form Figures

52-26131343-67451134-03069634/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 52-26131343-67451134-03069634/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Nov 2014

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Rosewell House Stables, Ireland (D. K. Weld)

Purchaser: J Walsh Bloodstock for Day Break Farm

£11,000

Lots Sold: 922

Prices

Avg: £26,360

Median: £13,000

Maximum: £425,000

Symbols Explained

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The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Nov 2014

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Rosewell House Stables, Ireland (D. K. Weld)

Purchaser: J Walsh Bloodstock for Day Break Farm

£11,000

Lots Sold: 922

Prices

Avg: £26,360

Median: £13,000

Maximum: £425,000

Reports in which Diplomat (USA) was mentioned

Digeanta opens up plenty of doors

Digeanta battled well in taking the qualified riders’ race at Killarney with Patrick Mullins in the saddle. Sat 23rd Aug

McManus trio aimed at Blazers

The best the JP McManus seven could manage in the Galway Plate on Wednesday was 10th place but the champion owner could land a consolation prize in Friday's Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase. Fri 01st Aug

Cork Derby preview

Erlkonig takes part in the second Derby of his career as the German import lines up in the inaugural running of the Cork Derby. Sun 15th Jun

Review gowran park 5th Apr

Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning enjoyed a fantastic four-timer at Gowran Park, including victory with Theophilus, who looked a very bright prospect in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF MaidenSat 05th Apr

Folly doubles up for Bolger & Manning

Einsteins Folly powered home in the rated race at Gowran Park to notch a double for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning. Sat 05th Apr

This Trap continues on the up

It's an endearing trait in any horse to see them put in their best work at the finish and for the fourth race in succession (since being launched over flights in fact) Massini's Trap was strong where it mattered most. He landed the John Fletcher Memorial Novice Hurdle under 7Ib claimer Kevin Sexton at Listowel. Fri 20th Sep

Galway Festival Day 3 preview

3.00 Tue 30th Jul

Review galway 30th Jul

Brendan Brackan put up a spectacular performance to spreadeagle the field in the feature Topaz Mile Handicap on the second day of the Galway FestivalTue 30th Jul

Que Pasa beats the boys at Galway

The gambled-on Elegant Statesman (eventually finished fourth) dictated things in front in the opening Topaz Novice Hurdle at Galway but he had no answer when things hotted up entering the straight. Tue 30th Jul

Bookies with noses in front

Eddie Mulholland of Mulholland's Bookmakers spoke to Keith Finnegan as Galway Bay FM continued their excellent coverage of the Galway Races this morning. Tue 30th Jul

Preview of day two at Galway

A look ahead to the action on day two of the Galway festival. Mon 29th Jul

Review galway 29th Jul

Tony Martin enjoyed a double on the opening day of the Galway Festival, including victory in the card's richest race, the Connacht Hotel (QR) Handicap, as Edeymi burst out of the pack to score under Steven ClementsMon 29th Jul

Weld off to another flier at Galway

The King Of Ballybrit made the perfect start to another Galway festival week when Diplomat took the opener for birthday boy Dermot Weld in the Galwaybayhotel.com & Radissonhotelgalway.com Novice Hurdle. Mon 29th Jul

Preview galway 30th Jul

The feature event on day two of the Galway Festival is the Topaz Mile Handicap and last year's one-two Vastonea and Pintura renew rivalry in the 115,000-euro contestTue 30th Jul

Galway next up for Diplomat

Sun 14th Jul

Review leopardstown 27th Dec

Sizing Europe (1-3) made it three out of three for the campaign in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at LeopardstownThu 27th Dec

Flaxen shows his Flare for hurdles

The Gordon Elliott trained Flaxen Flare got off the mark over hurdles on the first time of asking as he took the Paddy Power On Your Mobile 3yo Maiden Hurdle. Thu 27th Dec

Treble for O'Brien at Naas

Offer produced a smart front-running performance to land the spoils in the October Handicap at Naas for Aidan O'Brien. Sun 21st Oct

20 years on & DKW tops in Kingdom again

Diplomat put up a most creditable performance for a three-year-old when taking the www.thetote.com Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap at Killarney for Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen (now four behind Joseph O'Brien in the race to be Champion Jockey). Thu 30th Aug

Review killarney 30th Aug

Soon (6-1) broke a long losing run with victory in the Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes at KillarneyThu 30th Aug

Rouge leads home Rogers one, two

Harry Rogers saddled a one, two in the last at Sligo this evening, the 21st August At Sligo Handicap, as his Cheval Rouge (7/1) under Sam James led home stable companion Irish Reel (8/1). Wed 08th Aug

Weld and Smullen double up on Tandem

It was very straight forward for odds-on punters as Tandem opened his account in the concluding maiden at Galway. Wed 01st Aug

Weld strikes again as Diplomat leaves it late

Diplomat lunged late to land the spoils in the Tote Trifect Rollover Handicap at Galway. Wed 01st Aug

Review limerick 29th Mar

Shebella (11-10 favourite) made an impressive winning debut for John Oxx and Johnny Murtagh in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at LimerickThu 29th Mar

Lordan doubles up on Croi

Wayne Lordan recorded a double at Limerick this evening when taking the mile maiden on Croi An Or. Thu 29th Mar

'Massive' Tower doubles Ballydoyle tally

Tower Rock showed the benefit of a run here a fortnight back to improve past two of his rivals that re-opposed in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden at Navan. Seamie Heffernan was bringing up a double for Ballydoyle on the Dylan Thomas colt as they earlier had a winner with Frontier (Colm O'Donoghue). Wed 19th Oct

After race at Galway Mon, 29th Jul, 2013 (1st)

He did it nicely. He was a little bit keener than Ruby would have wanted and as a result probably didn't win as impressively as we expected,. We'll see how he is in the morning and hopefully we'll run him back. The ground is beautiful and he's a relatively fresh horse. Hopefully we can get him relaxed a bit better. He got geed up at the start when a horse bumped into him and it set him alight.

D K Weld

After race at Sligo Sun, 14th Jul, 2013 (1st)

Great credit to Sligo, they've produced lovely ground.He will go for the four-year-old novice hurdle on the Monday of Galway now.Hopefully Ruby will ride him again, he won the race for me last year. Additional reporting by Gary Carson

D K Weld

After race at Galway Wed, 1st Aug, 2012 (1st)

I thought he had a very good chance as he's a soft ground horse and stays well,. It was a brillliant ride from Pat Smullen as the horse changed his legs a few times coming down the hill. He took his time, got his balance and came home very strongly. He may go to Naas next Monday.

D K Weld

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%Wins

Sire

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100

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