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Diesel bids to go one better in Mares bumper on Sunday

Ross O'Sullivan (left)Ross O'Sullivan (left)
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Switch From Diesel runner-up last year in the Coolmore N.H. Sires Luxembourg Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race, will bid to go one better in the Grade 2 event this Sunday.

The daughter of Yeats was trained by Seamus Fahey last season when winning a bumper at Tipperary and beating all bar Fleur Au Fusil in the finale of the Dublin Racing Festival weekend.

She’s been kept to bumpers since joining Ross O’Sullivan this term and was again placed last time at Leopardstown behind Carrigmoornaspruce over Christmas.

Her trainer believes a stronger pace would have seen her to even better effect saying, “I was very happy with her the last day, wasn't beaten far and could have even done with a stronger test because she is a real staying type of filly I'd say. She gallops well to the line.

"She is back to the scene of the crime - she was second there last year.

"She worked well earlier this week, and the plan is to run on Sunday."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.