Harry Cobden will miss Cheltenham’s assembly on Saturday having didn’t sufficiently recuperate in time from an damage picked up in a fall at Ascot final weekend.
Cobden was driving Neon Moon in a handicap chase when falling on the ninth fence and was subsequently collided into by a following horse.
It meant he missed the Grade One-winning experience on Jonbon, as a consequence of be his first vital mount since being introduced as JP McManus’ new retained rider from Might.
His former boss Paul Nicholls confirmed to The Solar that Cobden would miss the assembly, together with the experience on promising juvenile Minella Yoga, who will now be ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies.
“We’re only going to have two runners at Cheltenham, Sam will ride Minella Yoga and Freddie Gingell will ride Quebecois,” stated Nicholls.
“Harry’s shoulder is still giving him a bit of gyp, so he will take a few more days recovering from the fall.”
Nicholls revealed final week he will probably be having a dialogue with Twiston-Davies about taking Grade One rides for his yard subsequent season when Cobden takes up his new place.
