Passing Diamond

The broader career numbers back up the idea that this is a horse in decent form. From 10 races in total, Passing Diamond has won 2 and finished in the places a further 6 times — meaning it has come home with something to show for the effort on 8 out of 10 outings. That is an impressive level of consistency. The win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 races, sits comfortably above average, and the recent run of form tells a story of a horse that has found its groove: in the last 6 races, it has won twice and placed twice more. It raced just yesterday, so this is a horse in the thick of a busy campaign.

Ground conditions matter too. Passing Diamond's two wins have both come on normal ground, and it has converted at a rate of 33% — 2 wins from 6 races — when the track is neither too wet nor too dry. That is the kind of preference that a trainer learns quickly and plans around. Ben Haslam, who operates out of Middleham Moor in North Yorkshire, has already sent out 35 winners this season, so this is clearly a yard that knows what it is doing. Having a course specialist like Passing Diamond on the books — a horse that won at Hexham as recently as four weeks ago, on 19 May 2026 — is exactly the kind of asset a busy, productive stable can use to its advantage.

The one mild caveat is that Passing Diamond has not yet won at Class 4 level, going 0 from 3 in those contests. Class 4 represents a step up in quality from where its wins have come, so the challenge now is whether it can translate its Hexham dominance into success against slightly stronger fields. At six years old, this horse is in its prime. The evidence says: watch it closely when it heads back to Hexham.