A regular of the Cod squad he is still only an 8 year old. ,He made his debut at Huntingdon in October 2019, finishing 9th beaten 28 ¾ l by Lovely Lou Lou, then moved from John Ryan to Christian Williams. He reappeared at Southwell in July 2020, finishing 7th in a 2m novice hurdle, beaten 29 ¼ l by Sangha River (gave 2lb), then was 5th 12 days later at Bangor in a 2m 3f novice hurdle, beaten 27 l by Mercian Prince (gave 3lb). 7 days later he was 3rd at Southwell in a 2m novice hurdle, beaten 12 ½ l by Enemy Coast Ahead (gave 9lb), then in August, got off the mark at Southwell, winning a 2m 4f novice handicap chase by 2 ½ l from Blue n Yellow (gave 3 lb). 3 weeks later at Sedgefield, he was third in a 2m 5f handicap chase, beaten 1 1/2l by River Frost ( gave 22lb), and returned to the winners enclosure in September at Warwick, winning a 3m novice handicap chase by 1 ¾ l from Rosserk Abbey (received 7lb).
In October at Exeter he followed up in a 3m handicap chase beating Sizing At Midnight (gave 23 lb), then in November at Wincanton was third in a 3m listed handicap chase, beaten 3 ¼ l by El Presente ( gave 25 lb). He had a well earned break and returned in January at Lingfield in a 2m Jumpers Bumper, finishing 4th, beaten 4 ½ l by Jalrath, then in February in a similar event over course and distance was third behind Sometimes always, (received 4lb) beaten ½ l. 3 weeks later at Newbury in a 3m handicap hurdle he was 7th, beaten 25 ½ l by Polish (gave 3lb), then in March at Kelso won a 3m 2f handicap chase by a neck from Didero Vallis (gave 4lb). He finished the season with 3rd place at Sandown in the 3m 5f grade 3 handicap chase beaten ¾ l by Enrillo (gave 7lb).
He got a well earned summer off returning at Chepstow in October 2021, finishing 2nd in a 2m 7f handicap chase beaten a head by Chirico Vallis ( received 10 lb), then 3 weeks later was 2nd at Wetherby in the 3m grade 2 Charlie Hall chase beaten 4 ¼ l by Fusil Raffles. At Newbury in November in the 3m 2f grade 3 handicap chase he was pulled up, then in December at Kempton was 4th in a 3m handicap chase beaten 13 ½ l by Five Star Getaway (received 7lb). In January 2022, he was 7th at Kempton in a 3m handicap beaten 23 ¾ l by Caribean Boy (gave 5lb), then in February at Kempton was 2nd in a grade 2 handicap chase beaten 2 ¾ l by Cap Du Nord (received 16 lb). In April at Ayr in the 4m grade 3 Scottish Grand National handicap chase he was 2nd beaten 7l by Win My Wings (received 10 lb), then 3 weeks later at Sandown was 3rd in the 3m 5f grade 3 handicap chase beaten 8 ½ l by Hewick (gave 1lb).
He reappeared in October at Chepstow, finishing 6th beaten 40 l by Peregrine Run (gave 3lb), in a 2m 7f handicap chase then 3 weeks later at Ascot was 6th again in a 3m Premier handicap chase, finishing 18 ¼ l behind Our Power ( received 6lb). In November at Newbury in a 2m 6f handicap chase he was 8th beaten 32 ½ l; behind Zanza (received 6lb), then at Kempton in December was 7th in a 3m handicap chase, beaten 21 l by Remastered (gave 9lb). In January this year he was third at Kempton in a 3m handicap chase , beaten 19 ¾ l by Annsam , then in February at Newcastle won the 4m 1f Eider Handicap chase by 2 ½ l from The Galloping Bear ( gave 8lb), then followed up at Ayr taking the 4m Scottish Grand National Premier handicap chase by 3l from Cooper’s Cross (received 7lb), and completed a remarkable hat trick at Sandown winning the 3m 5f grade 3 handicap chase by 2 ½ l from Moroder ( received 4lb), a victory that saved Cod from the spoon.
He reappeared in October last year, at Aintree finishing 4th in a 2m 4f handicap hurdle, beaten 16 ¼ l by Crambo ( received 1 lb),then at Kempton in November in a 2m 5f handicap hurdle, was 7th, beaten 54 l behind Dargiannini gave 3 lb), then in December at Newbury in the 3m 2f Gold Cup Premier handicap chase was 13th beaten 44 ½ l by Datsalright Gino (gave 1lb.) 3 weeks later at Kempton in a 2m 5f handicap hurdle he was 5th, beaten 32 ½ l by Mahons Glory (received 4lb), then at Cheltenham in March in the 3m 1f Ultima Premier handicap chase was beaten 35 l in 7th behind Chianti Classico (received 3lb).
At Aintree in the 4 2f m Grand National Premier handicap chase he was 5th beaten 10 ¼ l behind I Am Maximus (gave 13 lb), and two weeks later at Sandown in the 3m 5f Gold Cup Premier handicap chase was 9th beaten 16 l by Minella Cocooner (gave 6lb.) He reappeared at Chepstow in October, finishing 6th beaten 75 ¼ l in a 2m 7f handicap chase behind Neon Moon (received 12 lb), and then at Ascot at the star of November in a 3m Premier handicap chase was 9th beaten 36 ¼ l behind Chianti Classico (gave 9lb).
Trainer C. Williams
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