Overview
- Cobden is set to begin the retained-rider role in May, with Mark Walsh continuing as McManus’s lead in Ireland until the season concludes.
- Speaking on Monday, Cobden called the role a privilege and said his immediate focus remains on riding winners for Paul Nicholls through the current campaign.
- The appointment will leave Nicholls without his long-time stable jockey from next term.
- Cobden, 27, was Britain’s champion jump jockey in 2023/24 and has six Cheltenham Festival winners.
- He has ridden 13 winners in McManus’s green-and-gold silks from 67 rides to date.