That winning moment came at Sligo, which feels fitting. Moulane West is trained just down the road by Mark Michael McNiff, based at Strandhill in County Sligo — about as local as it gets for a small yard that has punched out five winners already this season. The team will have taken real satisfaction from getting the job done on home turf.
Since that win, the last six races tell a quieter story: finishes of fifth, fourth, seventh, ninth, fifteenth, and tenth, working backwards from the most recent run just yesterday. None of those suggest a horse threatening to add to its tally any time soon, and regular partner Phillip Enright has yet to find the combination that works — he has ridden Moulane West seven times without a win between them. At ten years old, with form figures drifting toward the back of the field, the Sligo win in May looks likely to stand as the career highlight. But in a sport where plenty of horses never win at all, getting that moment eventually — in front of a home crowd, for a local yard — is a story worth telling.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
8 | 1 win, 3 thirds, 4 other | 12 May | 12.5% |
| Cork Galloping |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 5 Aug | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 23 Sep | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 12 Oct | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 26 Dec | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 20 Aug | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 2 other | 7 Oct | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 30 Sep | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 20 Nov | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Jan | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Apr | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Dec | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 26 Aug | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Nov | 0% |