Diamond Egg

What is worth noting is Diamond Egg's partnership with jockey Tom Cannon, who has ridden the horse five times and won twice—a win rate of forty percent that stands out dramatically against the horse's overall record. When Cannon gets the leg up, something clicks: he has found the key to unlocking Diamond Egg's limited but genuine ability. The horse also shows a clear preference for normal ground and distances between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, winning two of seven races at those conditions and trip. Trainer Neil Mulholland, based at Limpley Stoke in Wiltshire and a yard sending out sixty winners this season, has kept the horse ticking over and racing regularly, which speaks to a horse that remains sound and willing despite the long layoff between victories.

The recent form—a fifth place followed by a second and then a run outside the placings before two more placings—shows a horse that still has some competitive spark, just not quite enough to get its nose in front. At eight years old and in current active form, Diamond Egg remains a genuine prospect for patient backers when Cannon is in the saddle and the conditions favour it, but the clock is ticking on a horse that has had to wait far too long for its next success.