Talking In Kode

What gives the horse some genuine interest is the team behind it. Trainer Edward Bethell operates out of Middleham in North Yorkshire, a town that has been producing racehorses for centuries, and his yard has already sent out 59 winners this season alone. That is a serious number — it marks Bethell out as one of the more productive trainers around right now, which means Talking In Kode is learning its trade in capable hands. Horses from busy, successful yards tend to improve sharply between their first and second runs, simply because the people around them know what they are doing.

For now, Talking In Kode is a blank page. One run, no wins, no placed finishes — but with a full career still ahead and a trainer firing on all cylinders, the next start will be a much more meaningful test of what this horse can actually do.