Top Jockey To Mark Cheltenham By Launching Eye-catching Tracksuits

The very best week in the racing calendar is just around the corner - with around 250,000 fans expected to come down on Cheltenham for its well-known four-day celebration.


Harry Cobden is among the jockeys wanting to write their name into the history books by winning some of the most significant races in the sport.


The 27-year-old has actually currently landed 6 Festival winners, including on Caldwell Potter in a remarkable Golden Miller Novices' Chase in 2015.


And as he chooses more magnificence in the 2026 edition of the celebration, he has teamed up with bookie Paddy Power to develop a series of eye-catching tracksuits.


The collection is comprised of four bespoke styles, all themed around some of the most unforgettable clothes seen in racing.


Three of the sport's most recognisable faces - 59-time Festival-winning jockey Ruby Walsh, TV professional Matt Chapman and 1999 Gold Cup-winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald - are fronting the project, which is focused on creating what Paddy Power refer to as 'a brand-new vision for horse racing'.


Ruby Walsh (in pink) and Mick Fitzgerald (in yellow) design the new tracksuits


Harry Cobden (left) assisted develop the collection and Matt Chapman (ideal) is among those fronting the project


The collection blends a mix of historic colours and designs worn by legendary jockeys with modern style trends, highlighting the continued crossover in between sport and fashion.


A limited release of 50 pieces from the collection will introduce at 10am on Tuesday, the very first day of the Festival - click on this link to find out more. After that, 50 more will be if Cobden trips a winner at the meeting.


Cobden said: 'Jockey silks are a few of the most iconic designs in sport - intense, individual and steeped in history. Making them into tracksuits is about commemorating them beyond just the racecourse.


'Racing is altering with so much fresh energy and style, so why not bring that into culture where silks can take to the streets and set new trends? It's fun to give racing silks a style flair on a brand-new level, and these tracksuits will ideally reveal that racing can set patterns too!'


Paddy Power added: 'It's been long overdue seeing the incredible colours and designs from the world of racing taken through into mainstream style - and our company believe this partnership with Harry Cobden can do just that.


'There's fresh life, and fresh energy in racing today with a host of amazing brand-new skill all set to spearhead the sport, so what much better time to reveal the world that some of the most unforgettable silks in the video game can likewise double up as fashionable and eye-catching leisurewear.'


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