JAMIE Codd reached another milestone in his illustrious career between the flags when riding his 1,000th winner across all codes aboard Hitman Fred at Bartlemy on Sunday.

The Wexford native recorded a four-timer at the Cork track following a double at Necarne the previous day.

Two of his winners came from the in-form yard of Denis Murphy, form whom Codd has ridden 18 winners this season. Other winners on the day came aboard the Declan Queally-trained Allannahs Gold in the confined maiden and then aboard his brother’s Imperial Oscar in the first division of the six-year-old and upwards maiden.

It was a busy week for the Wexfordman as he went on to partner Sizing Solution to success for Jim Dreaper at Killarney and journeyed to Sedgefield on Tuesday to win on Way Out West for Stuart Crawford.

Codd reached another milestone last month at Punchestown when he took the champion amateur riders’ title for the first time having recorded 41 winners during the season, one more than Patrick Mullins.

FIRST WINNER

His first winner under rules was Killultagh Thunder at Leopardstown in 2001 and his first point-to-point winner came at Bramblestown in the same year aboard Eyse. He has since won two champion point-to-point rider titles in 2016 and 2014, won 11 eastern titles and two northern titles. He has twice won the Horse Racing Ireland point-to-point award.

Codd has partnered some top class individuals over his career including the likes of Missed That, Tranquil Sea, Shaneshill, Petit Mouchoir, Rule Supreme, Junior, On The Fringe and Finian’s Oscar. He also won the prestigious Ladies Cup at the Punchestown Festival on Enniskillen this year.

He has had seven winners at the Cheltenham Festival, including his recent double, and twice won the Grade 1 Champion Bumper winner at Punchestown, Shaneshill for Willie Mullins and Fayonagh for Gordon Elliott. He also won the Aintree Fox Hunters on On The Fringe.

He enjoyed three Cheltenham Festival wins on Cause Of Causes who also he partnered into second place in the Grand National this year.

With seven meetings left this season, Codd is six winners behind Barry O’Neill on 59-53 in The Irish Field Riders’ Title.