Kodi Lion

The numbers get more interesting when you look at conditions. On normal ground, Kodi Lion has won 3 of just 7 races — that's a 43% win rate, which is genuinely striking. For context, most horses win far less than that even in ideal conditions. It tells you that when the ground suits, this horse becomes a completely different proposition. Over shorter trips — between five and six and a half furlongs — it has won 2 of 8 races, which is also a solid 25%. Speed over a sprint distance, on a good surface: that's when Kodi Lion is at its most dangerous.

The yard behind the horse is worth noting too. Michael Appleby, training out of Oakham in Rutland, has sent out 74 winners this season alone — that's a busy, well-run operation that knows how to place its horses and find the right opportunities. Jockey Frederick Larson has ridden Kodi Lion five times and won once together, a 20% win rate that's a fraction better than the horse's overall average — suggesting they've developed a reasonable understanding.

There is, however, a question mark hanging over this profile. Kodi Lion hasn't won in its last 6 races, and the recent form figures — 5-13-9-2-5-4 — show a horse that briefly looked like it was finding its feet again (that second place is encouraging) before drifting back. More pressingly, it hasn't raced in roughly five months, which is a long time out. Horses can come back from a break in sparkling form or still finding their rhythm — there's no way to know until they're back on track.

The last win came at Haydock Park in May 2025, and the very first win came at Catterick Bridge in April 2024. Two different tracks, both wins — which suggests Kodi Lion isn't a horse that only performs at one favourite venue, but rather one that needs the right conditions more than the right postcode. Get it on normal ground over a short trip, and it could easily remind people what it's capable of.