Diablo looks poised to strike

Philip Dempsey’s Mr Diablo, given a spin over flights at Fairyhouse last January, can land the Follow Us On Facebook And Twitter Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

In testing condition, he was seventh of 19 finishers behind Waxies Dargle on that occasion and then wasn’t seen again until reappearing in a bumper on this track in May.

Backed from 10-1 to 13-2, Mr Diablo produced a fine performance to score by an impressive 13 lengths.

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