The recent form figures — 12-1-7-2-8 — paint a picture of a horse that blows hot and cold. The 1 and the 2 show it can compete, but the 12, 7, and 8 suggest there are days when it simply does not fire. For a three-year-old, that inconsistency is not unusual; young horses are still developing physically and mentally, and it often takes time before they click into gear with any regularity. What the trainer will be hoping for is that Pontefract win acting as a turning point rather than a one-off.
Craig Lidster, based at Norton in North Yorkshire, trains Kody B, and it has been a productive season for the yard — 20 winners sent out this term, which represents a busy and successful operation. At the level Kody B typically competes at, it has won 1 from 3 races, a win rate of 33 percent, or roughly 1 in every 3 runs at that grade. That is an encouraging figure, suggesting that when conditions are right and the competition is pitched correctly, this horse is genuinely capable of winning. With the Pontefract victory now six months behind it, and a race just yesterday keeping it sharp and active, the question now is whether Kody B can rediscover that winning thread.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 win | 20 Oct | 100% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 23 Sep | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 Apr | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Aug | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 | 1 second | 12 Sep | 0% |