Top Jockey To Mark Cheltenham By Launching Eye-catching Tracksuits

The very best week in the racing calendar is simply around the corner - with around 250,000 fans anticipated to descend on Cheltenham for its popular four-day festival.


Harry Cobden is amongst the jockeys wanting to compose their name into the history books by winning a few of the biggest races in the sport.


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


And as he goes for more magnificence in the 2026 edition of the festival, he has partnered with bookmaker Paddy Power to create a series of eye-catching tracksuits.


The collection is comprised of four bespoke styles, all themed around a few of the most memorable clothing seen in racing.


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


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


Harry Cobden (left) helped design the collection and Matt Chapman (right) is among those fronting the campaign


The collection mixes a mix of historical colours and styles worn by famous jockeys with modern-day style trends, highlighting the continued crossover in between sport and style.


A limited release of 50 pieces from the collection will go for 10am on Tuesday, the first day of the Festival - click here to discover more. After that, 50 more will be launched if Cobden rides a winner at the conference.


Cobden stated: 'Jockey silks are some of the most renowned styles in sport - brilliant, personal and soaked in history. Making them into tracksuits is about celebrating them beyond simply the racecourse.


'Racing is changing with a lot fresh energy and style, so why not bring that into where silks can take to the streets and set brand-new patterns? It's enjoyable to give racing silks a style style on a new level, and these tracksuits will hopefully show that racing can set patterns too!'


Paddy Power added: 'It's been long past due seeing the incredible colours and styles from the world of racing taken through into traditional style - and our company believe this collaboration with Harry Cobden can do simply that.


'There's fresh life, and fresh energy in racing today with a host of amazing new talent prepared to spearhead the sport, so what better time to reveal the world that a few of the most memorable silks in the game can likewise double up as stylish and attractive leisurewear.'


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