Diamond to sparkle at Redcar

Nightmare day yesterday with a rare blank for all tips topped off with broadband connection problems.....today has to be better

Diamond can really sparkle at Redcar (From The Northern Echo):

"REAL DIAMOND can make the best possible start to the year as she turns out in the Anderson Barrowcliff Handicap at Redcar.
Allan Dickman’s charge is making a relatively late seasonal bow, but she was on the go until the end of October so a lengthy break should have freshened her up nicely.
Real Diamond did not look a likely winner in her first three starts as a juvenile but she some improvement for experience at the back end of 2008 and eventually opened her account at the sixth time of asking.
Dickman largely campaigned in maidens last term with a sole start in nursery company and she returns to the handicap field here.
Racing off a mark of 66, she does not look too harshly treated and can do herself justice.
Mark Johnston’s Maqaam hails from a family of winners and he can continue the trend in the Buy Your Tickets On- Line redcarracing.co.uk Maiden Stakes.
A half-brother to the likes of Group Three-placed Nufoos among others, Maqaam has obviously taken some time to mature as he failed to start as a juvenile but connections’ patience can pay off."