David Power Jockeys’ Cup: New horse racing competition launches with £500,000 on offer for top jockey
The David Energy Jockeys’ Cup, which runs from the Cheltenham meeting beginning 15 November until April’s Huge National meeting, could well obtain a prize fund of £1.5m.
Jockeys will invent sides in any dash televised on ITV Racing with 10 sides awarded for a fetch, eight for 2nd, six for third and four for fourth.
The jockey who collects basically the most sides shall be crowned the winner and scoop the pinnacle cash prize, whereas 2nd blueprint collects £200,000 with £100,000 on offer for third space, plus awards your complete manner the final scheme down to tenth blueprint.
Harry Cobden, the present champion soar jockey, is amongst these who’re space to rob piece along with Harry Skelton, Nico de Boinville and Rachael Blackmore.
Cobden acknowledged: “It be a huge amount on offer and I’m sure will invent some mammoth competition as we will all be searching to fetch as many of these ITV races as we can.”
Skelton added that the cup could be the “pinnacle in the sport” for jockeys in National Hunt racing, with a “transformative amount of cash” on offer.
Blackmore, who’s in the period in-between injured, acknowledged the competition “provides a huge layer of excitement” to what “already guarantees to be one other extremely competitive season”.
“It be mammoth to respect this stage of innovation and investment in racing, in particular towards jockeys,” acknowledged Blackmore, who won the Huge National in 2021 and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2022.
“The prizes on offer are unbelievable. It be an incredible opportunity to showcase the very simplest of the sport.”
The competition is named after the co-founding father of bookmakers Paddy Energy, whose father or mother firm Flutter are backing the competition, along with the Jockey Membership, Substantial British Racing and the Legitimate Jockeys’ Association.
Trainers, racing workers and the two main conditional jockeys will furthermore obtain the chance to fetch prizes.
