Diamond Pro has fair prospects in Sligo Park Hotel Handicap
John Joseph Murphy’s 3-year-old speedy gelding, Diamond Pro, showed plenty of improvement at Fairyhouse and if that is sustained, he will have a great chance in the €5,175 Sligo Park Hotel Handicap, taking place at Sligo on Wednesday, August 08, 2012.
Owned by Sean Patrick O'Sullivan, the son of Diamond Green came to Fairyhouse after a couple of embarrassing defeats. He was second last in the Goracingatnaasracecourse.com 3yo Maiden at Naas in April. His misery continued at Gowran Park, where he finished 12th behind Ok Annie in the Early Bird Green Fees At Gowran Park 3yo Handicap.
A couple of terrible defeats would have shaken his confidence to a great extent. Nevertheless, the S. O'Sullivan-bred did not make many mistakes on his last start. The Ratoath Handicap (Div II) saw him taking a wonderful start under Joe Doyle.
The 33-1 chance ran very well, but staying on same pace in the final stages prevented him from challenging the leading pair. As a result, he missed the runner-up spot by half a length.
An improved show would have given him a lot of confidence. So, he is likely to get the better of likely dangers Dayrina, Positive Vibes and Zambezi Tiger. On soft to heavy, 14 runners will show their magic in the 1m4f meeting. The affair will be kicked off at 20:10 GMT.
Positive Vibes was sixth in his recent appearance at Galway. This distance is an advantage for A. L. T. Moore’s trainee, who can be considered as one of the principals.
Dayrina is not in the best of form these days, but holds the ability to handle such testing conditions. Zambezi Tiger is yet to open his account and despite the fact that the conditions are in his favour, seizing the top rank will be a tough task for him.
Diamond Pro has three main threats to tackle. With most of the major opponents struggling with their form, it is a very good opportunity for Diamond Pro to register his first success. However, the John Joseph Murphy-trained surely needs to come up with a significant improvement in order to thrive. Good luck to all the runners.
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