That is not a bad shot and I have played it a few times but when the nine is at the middle diamond or on the other side of the middle diamond. However, as an alternative, from your diagram, you could play low inside english and play to the long side instead of the short side so you have more room for error.
Yes, although you have to hit that shot considerably harder than mine when the cut angle is this straight (with a little inside english). I'm more likely to use your path when the cut angle is greater:
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