Bryan Cooper, who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Don Cossack in 2016, has announced his retirement at the age of just 30.
The Irishman enjoyed a meteoric rise in his twenties when he rode three winners at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival and was subsequently appointed number one jockey to Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud.
He enjoyed the biggest highlights of his career for the powerful team, and as well as Don Cossack, rode top level victories on the likes of Apple’s Jade, Don Poli, Road To Riches, Road To Respect and Identity Thief.
