Diamond Harry lacking ‘sparkle’

NICK WILLIAMS has warned Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Diamond Harry “is not showing the same sparkle” as earlier in the season as the big meeting approaches.

“I’m not as happy with him as I was going into the Hennessy and he’s possibly an autumn horse,” Williams said of the Hennessy Gold Cup winner.

“When you look back at his form he’s always been at his best in November and December and then once we get into the New Year, for whatever reason, he seems to be not quite as good.