Bigbadandbeautiful leaves Jamie Codd beaming after Listed success

Elliott on Bigbadandbeautiful: 'She was a good bumper mare for us last season and you'd be hoping that she could make a potentially smart recruit to the Flat.'

Bigbadandbeautiful winning the mares' bumper under Jamie CoddCredit: Caroline Norris

Gordon Elliott says Jamie Codd has a soft spot for Bigbadandbeautiful and it is easy to see why after the pair swooped late to land the Listed 2m mares’ bumper in front of the Navan crowd.

Favourite backers must have been concerned Codd had left himself with too much to do turning for home, and he was fully a dozen lengths off the pace with the majority of the field in front of him, but they need not have worried.

Bigbadandbeautiful cut through the pack in the manner of a seriously smart animal and put six lengths between herself and runner-up, Dreamingandhoping, at the line.

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Published on 24 November 2019inReports

Last updated 17:28, 24 November 2019

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