Lecale's proves a Diamond up in trip Lecale’s Diamond appreciated the step up to three miles when opening his account under Keith Donoghue in the Wexford Harbour Handicap Hurdle. Trained by Gavin Cromwell for Michael Byrne, the 9/2 shot made headway early in the straight and despite being far from fluent at the final two flights, got on top inside the final 100 yards to beat True Harmony by a length and a quarter. Oogum Boogum cut out a lot of the running but couldn’t find any extra from before the last finishing a further six lengths back in third. Donoghue said, “He had a good run the last day. That was his first run in a while and it maybe just caught him out. It brought him on and he did it well today. “He could come back in trip, as he does travel strong, but he’s a good stayer at the same time. “It’s good that he won and hopefully he’ll improve again.” Quotes by Gary Carson
