Jockeys to get the footballer treatment in Newbury initiative

JOCKEYS person jumped astatine the accidental to marque a sanction for themselves.

For the archetypal clip implicit the sticks each the riders volition person their surnames printed football-style - connected their backsides.

It’s each portion of the ‘Under Jockeys Orders’ raceday connected Coral Gold Cup astatine Newbury connected Saturday.

The amusive initiative, which volition diagnostic connected the ITV4-televised card, aims to bring racegoers and jockeys person together.

Champion jockey Harry Cobden said: “I’m truthful looking guardant to being progressive successful the lawsuit connected Coral Gold Cup Day.

“It’s thing antithetic and I’m definite it volition beryllium a amusive time for everyone astatine Newbury. Anything we, arsenic jockeys, tin bash to assistance beforehand the athletics is simply a bully thing.”

Kids from section schools volition instrumentality the pb and interrogation immoderate of the sport’s starring names successful a question-and-answer session.

Cobden said: “It volition beryllium bully to conscionable fans of racing, some young and old. We request to amusement we are inclusive and approachable.”

Coral’s David Stevens said: “We are committed to promoting the athletics of racing and extending its entreaty to arsenic wide an assemblage arsenic possible, and this enactment shares that aim.”

The two-day ‘Hennessy’ gathering kicks disconnected connected Friday with the Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle.

Saturday’s main crockery is the Coral Gold Cup, won past twelvemonth by Jamie Snowden’s Datsalrightgino. Snowden has this year’s existent 8-1 antepost favourite Colonel Harry who runs successful the aforesaid silks.

Henry De Bromhead’s Senior Chief and Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Broadway Boy are 10-1.