Merisi Diamond (IRE)

3/11 08 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Racing In The City Of Tribes Handicap 7f, Soft, 9-12, W J Lee, OR 68 Went straight to front under pressure - drifted left approaching the crossing - caught by rival at halfway - driven and lost front spot 2f out - unable to close in second and held on for third

5/12 31 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) Lidan Handicap 7½f, Yielding, 9-2, W J Lee, OR 71 Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f left - responded and stayed on late to snatch 5th near the line

1/17 19 Apr 26 Curragh 1xBet.ie Supports Safe Gambling Handicap 7f, Soft, 9-3, W J Lee, OR 69 Held up towards the back of the pack early - moved through into 5th 2f out and pushed along - up to 3rd with a furlong and a half left - burst to the front inside the final furlong - kept battling to the line under pressure - held on to score

3/23 28 Mar 26 Curragh Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap 7f, Soft To Heavy, 9-13, W J Lee, OR 69 Sat close to the front group early - pushed along into 5th with 2f left then edged up to 4th with little threat to the winner - held on for 3rd through the closing stages

7/12 22 Mar 26 Naas Colm White Bookmaker Handicap 7f, Soft, 8-11, James Ryan, OR 72 Towards the back - driven 3f out - headway and stayed on inside the final furlong - seventh at the line

6/12 15 Mar 26 Curragh Nua's Mobile Sensory Units Handicap 6f, Heavy, 9-9, James Ryan, OR 72 Raced handy early - slipped back to 5th by halfway - pushed along inside final furlong and held on for 6th

14/15 13 Oct 25 Roscommon Guinness Handicap 7f111y, Soft, 9-10, Ronan Whelan, OR 76 Settled in the pack early - driven approaching the straight but made no headway over a furlong out - found nothing more and was let drop away inside the final furlong

12/12 01 Sep 25 Roscommon Lidan Handicap 7f94y, Soft, 9-8, Ronan Whelan, OR 80 Sat close to the pace on the wide side - pushed along with over 2f left - lost touch with the front soon after - allowed to drop away inside the final furlong and finished well behind

9/20 24 May 25 Curragh QuinnBet Handicap 7f, Good, 9-7, W J Lee, OR 82 Held a forward spot early - third at halfway then found more ground two out - flattened out inside the final furlong to finish ninth

4/16 25 Apr 25 Limerick Great National South Court Hotel Handicap 1m50y, Soft To Heavy, 9-9, W J Lee, OR 85 Handy early - slipped back to 9th by halfway - found room to advance approaching final 2f - finished strongly to take 4th

10/12 16 Mar 25 Curragh Nua Healthcare Handicap 6f, Soft, 9-0, Ronan Whelan, OR 86 Sat behind the front group early - urged forward outside the final two furlongs - in ninth with a furlong left - unable to close and beaten home in 10th

4/26 03 Nov 24 Curragh businessplus.ie Handicap 7f, Yielding To Soft, 10-2, Ronan Whelan, OR 87 Sat close to the front pack early - 6th at halfway then asked for effort - into 4th but unable to close 1f out - stayed on same gait to finish 4th

2/15 22 Oct 24 Curragh Friarstown Stud Handicap 6f, Soft, 10-4, Ronan Whelan, OR 84 Set the pace early - driven on with a slim advantage into the final furlong - stayed on gamely under pressure - caught close to the line

1/12 14 Oct 24 Roscommon www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap (50-80) 7f111y, Soft, 10-1, Ronan Whelan, OR 79 Held up at the back - still down in 11th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - up into 5th approaching the final furlong - improved to second inside the last 100 yards and stayed on strongly to score on the line

4/16 28 Sep 24 Curragh SBK Handicap 7f, Good To Yielding, 9-3, Ronan Whelan, OR 79 Sat handy behind the front rank of the middle bunch - still fully involved a furlong out - held level through the finish for fourth

1/12 02 Sep 24 Roscommon RoscommonRacecourse.ie Handicap 7f94y, Soft, 8-12, Ronan Whelan, OR 70 Sat handy behind pace - 4th at halfway then asked for effort to hit front with 1 1/2f left - driven out and stayed on strongly to prevail

12/13 24 Aug 24 Curragh FBD Hotels And Resorts Saturday Series Handicap 5f, Good, 10-1, Ronan Whelan, OR 71 Held up towards the back - pushed along a furlong out - unable to find more late and beaten well home

8/21 20 Apr 24 Curragh Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap 6f, Heavy, 9-3, Ronan Whelan, OR 74

2/10 10 Apr 24 Leopardstown SPIN1038 Handicap (50-80) 7f14y, Heavy, 9-8, Ronan Whelan, OR 72

1/20 18 Mar 24 Curragh Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap (47-70) 6f, Heavy, 9-4, Ronan Whelan, OR 58

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