Diego El Queso

Trained by G M Lyons out of Dunsany in County Meath, Diego El Queso operates within one of the more productive yards in Ireland right now — 43 winners this season is a serious tally and speaks to a well-run operation that knows how to place its horses. At four years old, Diego El Queso is still relatively young and, given the consistency it has already shown, there is every reason to think the best is still ahead.

The horse got off the mark at Dundalk on 31 October 2025, and more recently landed a second win at Leopardstown in April 2026. Leopardstown is a cut above many tracks — a sharp, well-attended venue that hosts some of Ireland's better races — so winning there is a meaningful step up from simply getting the job done at a smaller venue. That it managed it suggests there is genuine quality here, not just a horse that flatters to deceive in lesser company.

Regular jockey Colin Keane has partnered the horse six times, winning once together. That is a 1-in-6 record, which sounds modest until you set it against the overall picture: Diego El Queso has placed in five of those six rides, so Keane has rarely had a bad day on it. The partnership has been consistently competitive even if the wins have not always come.

Recent form reads 2-1-3-8-2-1 from the last six races, with the most recent run coming just yesterday. That one poor result — the eighth-place finish — stands out as the clear outlier in an otherwise tidy sequence. Two wins from the last six races, with the horse currently active, suggests Diego El Queso is in a good moment right now. This is a horse worth watching.