Overview
- Cobden will start the role in May and is set to base himself on both sides of the Irish Sea.
- Mark Walsh remains McManus’s main rider in Ireland until this season concludes, with Cobden taking first choice on the owner’s runners from next term.
- Cobden is a former British champion (2023/24), has six Cheltenham Festival wins, and has been Paul Nicholls’ stable jockey since 2018.
- Paul Nicholls said the offer was too good to refuse and is lining up alternatives to cover his yard when Cobden is committed to McManus.
- Cobden thanked Nicholls, called the job a “massive opportunity,” and showcased form with a quickfire double that included defeating a McManus-owned rival.