I'm planning to marry a Thai lady. To prevent any future problems should the marriage fail I want to transfer my Pattaya condo to my daughter. Can you advice me with the legal side of this?

Property that you own before the marriage, like your condo, remains your personal property after the marriage and your future Thai wife can't claim this property after the marriage or in a divorce, nor has she any rights towards it under Thai marriage or matrimonial property laws in Thailand. You could make a prenuptail governing this aspect before the marriage.
Transfer of ownership of a condo unit to another foreigner (your daughter) is restricted in a way that you can gift the condo to your daughter, but still she must qualify for foreign ownership under the Condominium Act. The fact that you qualified for ownership does not qualify her for ownership. So you can gift the condominium unit to your daughter but she cannot register ownership with the Thailand land department.
To qualify for ownership you have to look at the Condominium Act section 19. A similar situation exist for inheritance of a condominium apartment unit by a foreigner (say your daughter would inherit the condo). The following foreigner are 'eligible' for foreign apartment ownership registration:
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