Codiak

The first win arrived at Wolverhampton in December 2025, followed by a second at Southwell in January 2026. Those two tracks share something important: they're both all-weather venues that tend to offer consistent, normal racing conditions — exactly what Codiak seems to thrive on. On that kind of surface, the record reads 2 wins from 4 races, a 50% hit rate that any trainer would be delighted with. When the ground suits, this horse delivers.

Distance matters too. Codiak is clearly a stayer at heart, doing its best work over 1 mile 6 furlongs to 2 miles. Again, 2 wins from 4 races at those trips tells its own story — this is a horse that needs to be asked a proper question and given time to stretch. There's a pleasing consistency to the recent form figures of 3-1-1-2-5-2, showing a horse that's nearly always in the mix even when not winning.

Callum Rodriguez has been the regular partner, riding in 5 of the 7 career races and picking up that 1 win together — a win rate of 1 in 5. Edward Bethell trains from Middleham in North Yorkshire, a yard that has been in serious form this season with 58 winners already sent out. That kind of momentum from a stable is never a coincidence; it means horses are being placed well and arriving fit. Codiak raced just one day ago, so the team clearly has the horse in a good routine right now.

Currently competing at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — Codiak has won 1 from 4 at that grade. The natural question is whether a horse with this kind of recent form and a trainer firing on all cylinders might be aimed a little higher before long.