COBDEN WINS DREAM ROLE

HARRY COBDEN said it was “brilliant” to bag the number one job with JP McManus and succeed some of the all-time greats of National Hunt racing.

- BY MELISSA JONES

The 27-year-old was yesterday named as the Grand National and Gold Cup-winning owner's new retained rider in Britain and Ireland.

Cobden will take over from Mark Walsh, in the job since Barry Geraghty retired in 2020, at the end of May and 20-time champion AP McCoy. “It's a privilege to have even been considered for the role,” said Cobden after picking up both legs of