Codd to ride Burning Ambition in the Foxhunter

Pierce Power has confirmed that Jamie Codd will ride Burning Ambition in the St. James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival.

The seven-year-old gelding has won five times from seven starts to date, going down by just two and three parts of the a length to the classy Gilgamboa on his most recent outing at Punchestown.

That Punchestown effort resulted in the son of Scorpion being catapulted to the head of the market for the Foxhunter, with Jamie Codd now taking over in the saddle from fellow Wexford man Rob James.

Power said: “Rob has been absolutely brilliant on him, and he is one of the best young riders in the country.

"I just thought going to Cheltenham that it would be good to have someone with experience of the track. It’s purely down to experience that we went with Jamie.

"The horse is in great form. He did a piece of work since he ran, and it went nicely. He is due to do another bit tomorrow. Hopefully the snow won’t affect us, but we are down on the coast so we don’t usually get it too bad. Fingers crossed now we get to Cheltenham in one piece."