Diligent (FR)
Owner: The Devon Diamond Friends Trainer: Mrs K M Sanderson Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Kapgarde / Rapide (Assessor)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 5 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jan 2024 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 150y | 5 | Regatta De Blanc | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Mr Charlie Sprake | 20/1 |
| off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 4 ut | |||||||||
| 31 May 2023 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 216y | 5 | No Getaway | 12st | 2 of 4 | Mr Charlie Sprake | 6/4 |
| led until 4 out, no impression on winner from 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2023 | Kempton | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Espoir De Teillee | 11st 12lbs | of 6 | Mr Charlie Sprake | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2023 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 11y | 4 | Fix At All | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | Mr D Andrews | 15/8 |
| tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, not fluent next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 01 Mar 2023 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 35y | 5 | Magic Saint | 12st 6lbs | 2 of 9 | Mr Charlie Sprake | 12/1 |
| led, joined 7th, headed next, led again before 9th, disputed lead next, headed 12th, pushed along before 3 out, kept on from 2 out, just held second post | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2023 | Taunton | Good | 2m 7f 3y | 5 | I K Brunel | 12st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | Mr Charlie Sprake | 12/1 |
| prominent, led 13th, headed before 4 out, no extra 2 out, lost 4th close home | |||||||||
| 19 May 2022 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 4f 139y | 3 | Ask Paddington | 12st 7lbs | 4 of 5 | David Noonan | 11/2 |
| led, ridden and headed before 2 out, quickly beaten | |||||||||
| 11 May 2022 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | Diligent | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | K E Buckley | 13/8 |
| made all, hit 4 out, ridden before 2 out, forged clear 2 out, ran on and eased towards finish, comfortably | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2022 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 167y | 4 | Knappers Hill | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | K E Buckley | 5/2 |
| jumped slightly right, led, ridden and headed before 2 out, switched right and held before last, kept on | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2022 | Taunton | Good | 2m 104y | 4 | Diligent | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | K E Buckley | 7/2 |
| led, hit 4th, joined 3 out, ridden and led again before 2 out, drew clear after 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2021 | Exeter | Good to Firm | 2m 2f 111y | 4 | Battle March | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 5 | K E Buckley | 2/13 |
| led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, ran on to press leader last, kept on, always held | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2021 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 122y | 4 | Diligent | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 4 | K E Buckley | 4/9 |
| disputed lead until led 5th, soon 6 lengths clear, reduced lead 3 out, increased lead again next, comfortable | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2021 | Perth | Good | 2m 4f 20y | 2 | Oscar Rose | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 3 | K E Buckley | 5/4 |
| led until 2nd, chased winner until 3 out, weakened after | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2021 | Newton Abbot | Good | 2m 4f 216y | 4 | Diligent | 12st 3lbs | 1 of 10 | K E Buckley | 3/1 |
| made all and mostly clear from 9th, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 23 May 2021 | Fakenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 44y | 3 | Thomas Todd | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | David Noonan | 3/1 |
| led, headed 2nd, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 3 out, stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 09 May 2021 | Plumpton | Good | 2m 214y | 4 | Diligent | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | David Noonan | 5/2 |
| disputed lead, headed after 1st, led 4th, ridden and went clear after 3 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f 104y | 5 | Diligent | 12st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | K E Buckley | 2/5 |
| prominent, led 2nd, clear 4th, reduced advantage before 3 out, drew clear travelling strongly before last, easily | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Newcastle | Good | 2m 4f 19y | 5 | Diligent | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 11 | K E Buckley | 4/6 |
| jumped well throughout, made all, drew well clear 4th, 20 lengths ahead 8th, reduced advantage but still clear 3 out, canter | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2021 | Plumpton | Good | 2m 3f 164y | 5 | Diligent | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 6 | K E Buckley | 7/4 |
| sweating, made all and soon clear, 15 lengths ahead 4 out, in no danger when hit last, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2021 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 2m 3f 98y | 5 | Maasai Warrior | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 16 | David Noonan | 33/1 |
| midfield, still every chance 5 out, jumped well 4 out, mistake 3 out, one pace thereafter | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2020 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 3y | 6 | Wishing And Hoping | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 8 | K E Buckley | 80/1 |
| in rear, struggling halfway, tailed off, fell 6 out | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2019 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 2m 3f 104y | 5 | Primogeniture | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | Bryony Frost | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, 2nd halfway, every chance 3 out, soon under pressure, rallied after last, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2019 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f 165y | 4 | No No Cardinal | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 5 | Bryony Frost | 9/4 |
| raced keenly, prominent, led 3rd, headed 8th, no impression on winner from last | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2019 | Southwell | Good | 2m 4f 62y | 5 | Midnight Gem | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 8 | Bryony Frost | 9/2 |
| held up in last pair, headway into 4th and pushed along after 4 out, | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 122y | 5 | Show's Over | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 15 | Adam Wedge | 20/1 |
| held up in mid-division, driven after 3 out, 7th last, never on terms | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2019 | Southwell | Good | 1m 7f 153y | 5 | Hurricane Rita | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | J E Moore | 12/1 |
| tracked winner until 3 out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 09 May 2019 | Worcester | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Cillian's Well | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 12 | Adam Wedge | 20/1 |
| mid-division, tracked leaders before 5 out, effort 3 out, challenged next, every chance last, soon ridden and no extra, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2019 | Plumpton | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 164y | 4 | Alf 'n' Dor | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Rex Dingle | 20/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, weakened before 10th, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2018 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 12y | 4 | Railroad Junkie | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Miss H Welch | 14/1 |
| whipped round in standing start as tapes rose lost ground and pulled up | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2018 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 135y | 4 | Never Learn | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 6 | Miss H Welch | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, weakened after 5 out | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2018 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 122y | 4 | Push The Tempo | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | Miss H Welch | 14/1 |
| hampered 1st, tracked leaders, joined leader on outside and reminder after 5th, lost place before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2018 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 122y | 3 | Double Treasure | 10st 12lbs | of 6 | Miss H Welch | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 16 May 2018 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 122y | 4 | King Calvin | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Miss H Welch | 25/1 |
| towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd place | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2017 | Auteuil | Soft | 2m 5f 191y | 0 | Duo D'enfer | 11st 9lbs | of 9 | P Dibatista | 11/1 |
| 27 Sep 2017 | Auteuil | Soft | 2m 1f 87y | 0 | Demi Sang | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | Raymond O'Brien | 3/1 |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Auteuil | Soft | 2m 1f 87y | 0 | Danseur Jaguen | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | Raymond O'Brien | 25/1 |