Codiak

The distance has a lot to do with it. Over a mile and six furlongs to two miles, Codiak has won 3 of its 5 races — that is a 60% win rate at those longer trips, which is remarkable. Three wins from five races at any distance is the kind of number that makes trainers look very clever, but it also suggests Codiak genuinely needs that extra ground to show its best. Give it a proper test of stamina and it tends to deliver.

Bethell's yard is clearly in good nick. With 59 winners sent out already this season, this is a stable operating with real momentum, and Codiak looks like one of the more reliable contributors to that tally. Jockey Callum Rodriguez has been aboard for 5 of Codiak's 8 races, winning once together — that is 1 in every 5 rides — but given how in-form the horse has been lately, that partnership may be hitting its stride at exactly the right time.

Codiak's career started at Wolverhampton in December 2025, and the most recent win came at Nottingham just this week — so this is a horse whose story is very much still being written. An overall record of 3 wins and 6 places from just 8 races, with a win rate of 38%, means it has finished in the money in almost every race it has ever run. For a horse competing mostly at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter, workaday end of the racing calendar — that is exactly the kind of reliable performer a yard builds its season around. Whether there is a step up in class coming is the interesting question.