Jamie Codd

Codd is a native of Mayglass, County Wexford.{{Cite web|title=Jockey Data|url=https://www.goracing.ie/racing-statistics/jockeys/data/?jid=993|access-date=2021-11-13|website=www.goracing.ie}} The son of trainer Billy Codd and the brother of the late point-to-point trainer Willie Codd,{{Cite news|date=2018-02-01|title=Irish trainer Willie Codd dies, aged 43|language=en|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2018/0201/937673-irish-trainer-willie-codd-dies-aged-43/}} he was born into a horse racing family. He attended St Peter's College, Wexford, where he played Gaelic games for the school, as well as playing for St Fintan's at a club level.{{Cite web |date=2015-03-24 |title=Codd hits target |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/othersports/codd-hits-target/31090580.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}

Codd started his racing career in 1999, riding in point-to-points for his father Billy. His first win in a point-to-point came two years later in 2001, when he rode Eyze to victory at Bramblestown for trainer Mags Mullins. He went on to become one of the most successful point-to-point jockeys in recent history, and by the time he retired from point riding in 2021, he had a total of 972 wins under his belt. He also became the only jockey this century to win all the races on one point-to-point card, winning all six races at Tinahely in 2011.

He was noted "the luckiest winner of a Point to Point" ever after winning at Borris on Rebel Benefit in 2014, after every other horse in the race made errors and did not complete.{{Cite web|last=McGuinness|first=Grainne|date=2014-12-17|title=Horse wins Point to Point after every other horse messes up|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/racing/arid-30654996.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Irish Examiner|language=en}}

Codd won his first Grade One race in 2014, winning the Irish Champion Bumper at Punchestown on Shaneshill. As of 2021, Codd has a total of 299 wins under rules, including 32 class one wins{{Cite web|title=Mr J J Codd Jockey {{!}} Stats, Next Races & Form|url=https://www.attheraces.com/form/jockey/Mr-J-J-Codd/1002363|access-date=2021-11-13|website=At The Races|language=en}} and five Grade One wins.{{Cite web|title=THE BIG INTERVIEW: Jamie Codd|url=https://www.theirishfield.ie/the-big-interview-jamie-codd-524066|access-date=2021-11-13|website=www.theirishfield.ie|language=en}}

In the 2016–17 season, Codd narrowly defeated Patrick Mullins to win the title of champion amateur jockey for the season.{{Cite news |date=6 May 2017 |title=Codd wins epic battle |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/codd-wins-epic-battle/35670703.html |work=Gorey Guardian}}

Codd suffered a collapsed lung in 2018, which ruled him out of racing for a month.{{Cite web|date=2018-12-29|title=Jamie Codd suffers a partially collapsed lung|website=RTÉ.ie |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2018/1229/1019480-jamie-codd-suffers-a-partially-collapsed-lung/|language=en}}

Codd has a total of ten wins at the Cheltenham Festival so far. He is the leading jockey since 1946 in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup, having won the race on four runnings - his first Cheltenham win came in the 2009 running of the race on Character Building,{{Cite web|date=2009-03-12|title=Codd shows character in Kim Muir|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/racing/arid-30402475.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Irish Examiner|language=en}} then in 2012 on Junior, in 2015 on The Package{{Cite web|date=2015-03-12|title=The Package reclaims glory days at Cheltenham|website=RTÉ.ie |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2015/0312/686633-cops-steal-victory-at-pertemps-final/|language=en}} and most recently in 2016 on Cause of Causes.{{Cite web|date=2016-03-17|title=Cheltenham round-up: Limini wins for Ruby Walsh|website=RTÉ.ie |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2016/0317/775580-davy-russell-bounces-back-to-win-on-mall-dini/|language=en}} Codd also partnered Cause of Causes to two more Cheltenham wins, winning in the 2015 National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup{{Cite web|last=Short|first=Joe|date=2015-03-10|title=Cheltenham Festival 2015: Cause Of Causes claims National Hunt Chase win for JP McManus|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/horseracing/563098/Cheltenham-Festival-2015-Cause-Of-Causes-National-Hunt-Chase-win-JP-McManus|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}} and scoring a third win with the horse in three festivals in the 2017 in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase.{{Cite web|title=Festival specialist Cause Of Causes claims cross country|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/festival-specialist-cause-of-causes-claims-cross-country-35534909.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=independent|language=en}} His other wins came in the National Hunt Chase in 2019 and 2020 on Le Breuil and Ravenhill respectively,{{Cite web|title=Elliott hails "star" Codd after National Hunt Chase win|url=https://www.irishracing.com/news?headline=Elliott-hails-and-quot-star-and-quot-Codd-after-National-Hunt-Chase-win&prid=207665|website=irishracing.com}} and in the Champion Bumper, winning in 2017 with Fayonagh{{Cite news|last=Cheltenham|first=Brian O'Connor at|title=Cheltenham: High five for Gordon Elliott as Jamie Codd lands double|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/cheltenham-high-five-for-gordon-elliott-as-jamie-codd-lands-double-1.3011976|access-date=2021-11-13|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}} and again in 2019 with Envoi Allen.{{Cite web|title=Wexford jockey Jamie Codd pays emotional tribute to his brother after winning Champion Bumper|url=https://www.sportsjoe.ie/horse-racing/wexford-jockey-jamie-codd-pays-emotional-tribute-to-his-brother-after-winning-champion-bumper-195975|access-date=2021-11-13|website=SportsJOE.ie|language=en}} He later hailed Fayonagh as "the greatest horse [he] had ever ridden".{{Cite web|date=2017-04-25|title=Jamie Codd chasing bumper glory at Punchestown|website=RTÉ.ie |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2017/0425/870068-jamie-codd/|language=en}}

Codd notably missed the 2012 festival due to a fall sustained in a point to point race.{{Cite web|date=2012-03-05|title=Codd loses Cheltenham fitness fight|website=RTÉ.ie |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0305/293855-coddj_cheltenham/|language=en}}

Codd's first Grand National run came in 2017, when he rode his Cheltenham triple winner Cause of Causes to a second-place finish in the race, behind eventual winner One For Arthur, for trainer Gordon Elliott and owner J. P. McManus.{{Cite news|date=2017-04-09|title=Codd has Cause to reflect on 'unbelievable' National|language=en|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2017/0409/866457-codd-national/}} He rode in the Grand National again in 2019 and 2021 on Mala Beach{{Cite web|title=Who's riding who? Gordon Elliott reveals jockeys for his Grand National runners {{!}} Horse Racing News {{!}} Racing Post|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/jamie-codd-to-ride-mala-beach-in-grand-national-as-one-of-elliotts-13/373655|access-date=2021-11-13|website=www.racingpost.com}} and Milan Native, but both horses pulled up before the finish.{{Cite news|title=Where did your Grand National horse finish?|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/47841036|access-date=2021-11-13}}{{Cite news|title=Where they finished in the 2021 Grand National|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/56704515|access-date=2021-11-13}}

Codd is married and has two children.

• Champion Bumper - (2) Fayonagh (2017), Envoi Allen (2019)
• Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup - (4) Character Building (2009), Junior (2011), The Package (2015), Cause of Causes (2016)
• National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup - (3) Cause of Causes (2015), Le Breuil (2019), Ravenhill (2020)
• Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase - (1) Cause of Causes (2017)

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• Champion INH Flat Race - (3) Shaneshill (2014), Fayonagh (2017), Colreevy (2019)

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