Freshman Kodi Bear Off the Mark At Chelmsford

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Rathbarry Stud’s first-season sire Kodi Bear (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), who stands for €6,000, has had his first winner after the filly Campachoochoo (Ire) scored in the Gubbion’s Green Maiden Auction Fillies’ S. on Chelmsford’s Polytrack. Chasing the frantic early pace, the 9-2 shot stayed on to grab the lead passing the furlong pole and win by two lengths from Tattoo (GB) (Equiano {Fr}). Twenty minutes later, his daughter Follow Suit (GB) provided him with a quickfire double when scoring on debut at Wolverhampton.

1st-Chelmsford City, £5,400, Mdn, 6-9, 2yo, f, 5f (AWT), 1:00.35, st.
CAMPACHOOCHOO (IRE) (f, 2, Kodi Bear {Ire}–Divert {Ire}, by Averti {Ire}), sent off at 9-2, chased the frantic early pace before earning the lead passing the furlong pole. Asserting from there, the bay scored by two lengths from Tattoo (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) and in doing so became the first winner for Rathbarry Stud’s first-season sire (by Kodiac {GB}), who stands for €6,000. “She has a great little attitude,” jockey Shane Gray commented. “She was not the easiest in her early days, so this is all down to the team as everything was in her stride. She jumped pretty smart and when push came to shove dug deep. She’s still growing and there could be a bit more to come.” The winner is a half-sister to Reroute (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who was placed twice in listed sprints. The dam, whose yearling colt is by Vadamos (Fr), is a half to the smart Hong Kong runner Solid Approach (Ire) (Definite Article {GB}) from the family of the triple group 3 scorer Realtra (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Sales history: €10,000 Wlg ’18 GOFNOV; £12,000 Ylg ’19 TASAYG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,444.
O-Gallop Racing I; B-Carrigbeg Stud & David Powell (IRE); T-David O’Meara.

 

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