War Correspondent

Trained by R P Cody out of Dunnamaggin in County Kilkenny, a yard that has sent out 6 winners already this season, War Correspondent is most often partnered by Mr P J Cody, who has won 1 of their 8 races together — around 1 in 8, or 12%. That is a working partnership rather than a spectacular one, but there is clearly an understanding there, the kind that develops when a jockey keeps coming back to the same horse.

The most recent win came at Wexford in July 2025, and before that the first career victory was at Punchestown back in October 2022 — so this is a horse whose wins arrive infrequently but have been spread across a decent stretch of time. It has not won in its last 6 races, though recent form shows a couple of third-place finishes, which suggests it is still finding the frame even if the winner's enclosure has gone quiet. Racing just one day ago, it is clearly still an active and fit horse with more chapters still to be written.

One detail worth noting is the preference for normal ground conditions. Two of its three career wins have come on a standard surface — that is 2 wins from 16 races in those conditions, a 12% win rate that doubles its overall career average. That might seem like a small thing, but for a horse operating at this level, knowing exactly when conditions suit can be the difference between a place cheque and nothing at all. When the ground is right, War Correspondent becomes a more interesting proposition. The team at Dunnamaggin will know that better than anyone.