Codd and Fogarty have day to remember

The Amarillo Kid provided the County Wexford combination of trainer Willie Codd and jockey Mikey Fogarty with a memorable success when getting the better of gallant front-runner Fosters Cross in the Grade B Cork Racecourse Kinsale Handicap Chase in Cork yesterday.

The eight-year-old, a half-brother to top staying hurdler Bacchanal but considered “better over two miles” by his trainer, provided Codd with the biggest success of his training career and gave Fogarty the highlight of his short time in the professional ranks, having replaced Ben Dalton after his intended mount Dick Dundee was withdrawn.

Fosters Cross made a brave attempt to make all and was left in front when Farrells Fancy took a crashing and fatal fall at the second last but was collared on the run-in and beaten three-quarters of a length by The Amarillo Kid.