Rough Diamond
Smart handicapper back in the day for Eddie Lynam; wasn't able to add to his tally of five wins when moving to Britain; operating at a much lower level nowadays, but not showing much for present trainer.
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Ownership history
- Comeback SyndicateCurrent
- Paul L Drinkwateruntil 15 Dec 2025
- N W T Dalzell & Edward Lynamuntil 23 Jul 2024
- N W T Dalzelluntil 24 Sept 2020
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner
- Dam
- Good To Follow
- Damsire
- Kyllachy
Trainer history
- CurrentJohn G Carr
- 15 Dec 2025Mark Loughnane
- 19 Aug 2025Tristan Davidson
- 23 Jul 2024Edward Lynam
From the connections
“Rough Diamond was up in the 90s at one stage but he's down to a nice mark now. He will be a fun horse now for somebody - Eddie Lynam, trainer.”
“That was nice and Rough Diamond did it well. He won a maiden first time out, which is very unlike one of mine, and suffered then as he got a lofty rating. He's kind of stupid and he's well named! He'd be kept back a few years in school if he was on two legs, he's not the brightest bulb in the shop. He's getting the hang of sprinting, he ran well a couple of weeks ago, and Shane [Crosse] said he was pretty straightforward today - Eddie Lynam, trainer.”
“Rough Diamond had never been away and had never been on grass, he was very green, for one of ours to win first time is a shock. We'll find a winners-of-one for him - Eddie Lynam, trainer.”
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