Cox in no rush to map out Diligent Harry campaign
Meydan third has top sprint contests in his sights this term.
Clive Cox can justifiably target all the major sprints on home soil this summer with Diligent Harry following a fine effort in defeat on Dubai World Cup night at Meydan on Saturday. Following successive Listed wins on the all-weather in February, the six-year-old faced a step up to Group One level for the Al Quoz Sprint and emerged with plenty of credit after passing the post in third place behind Hong Kong speedster California Spangle and Charlie Appleby’s Star Of Mystery. An appearance at Royal Ascot looks likely to be on Diligent Harry’s agenda, with next month’s 1895 Duke of York Stakes at the Dante meeting a potential port of call along the way.California Spangle is all class in the Al Quoz Sprint sponsored by @AziziGroup 💨
A huge winner for 🇭🇰 @brentonavdulla and Tony Cruz 👏#DWC24 pic.twitter.com/PKJdpwePkP — Dubai Racing Club (@RacingDubai) March 30, 2024
“I was thrilled with how he ran on Saturday – very, very pleased,” said Cox. “He’d always promised at home that we had a big performance in him and to justify that with that run, on the back of two Listed wins this year, was absolutely wonderful. I’m really proud that he’d produced what we always hoped and believed was there. “He appears to have come out of the race well and travels back home later in the week. He’s effective at five and six (furlongs), which is great, and ground is more suitable drier than wetter for him. “We’ll see how he comes back. He has got an entry in the Duke of York, but we’ll see how he comes home first and gather our thoughts.”
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