I do not follow Irish Racing as much as some here. However, in the big races I did follow, and when Cooper was on one of the hot-pots of Elliot or others I'd been more disappointed than encouraged by his riding. His worst at the Cheltenham Festival were onboard No More Heroes in the AB and Don Cossack (DC), no two ways about it - his ride on DC in the King George where DC fell was not much better either after DC was unsettled prior to the 2nd last yet DC was ruched up by Cooper to challenge which resulted to him falling leaving Cue Card tp pick up Vautour despite 2l down after the last.

His behaviour after winning from a steering job on DC in the Gold Cup was unnecessary either eg commenting on the unfair/unsavoury stick he got from punters on social media, etc; if I remember correctly Elliot was not the least worried who Cooper chose between DC or Don Poli with an able substitute in Russell.

I firmly believe he'd not been riding well since his many falls, and dissociation from Gigginstown; he just need to show his mettle in the future and restore his (reputation) in Ireland as he's still relatively young for a jockey. It will not be easy to get a retained position at the Elliot/Gigginstown operation given the up-and-coming Jack Kennedy in pole position, but Mullins could be on-the-look-out for a stable jockey fairly soon.

Just 1 ride for the whole weekend from what I can see.

i think hes just a thinker , deeper than most , he considers dark mass , creation ./ ye ,, hes of dawkins

Funny how time changes things.

Cooper apparently had a 'steering job' on Don Cossack in the 2016 Gold Cup. Davy Russell was slated no end on here for the ride on Don Poli.

The writing was on the wall months ago and why Tizzard employed him is beyond me,It is a simple fact is that Cooper before his injuries would attack the fences and make the horses mind up for it,Now alas Coopers confidence is so shot that the horses he rides do their own thing at fences hence losing lengths in the process,The boy might do as well to take a few weeks out of the game re-focus and gain his confidence back because he was an Up and coming talented rider and you do not lose that overnight As for the Tizzards they are people I cannot take to Joe Tizzard was an apalling rider in general so he has nothing to shout about If Bryan Cooper takes reflective time out re-group he could co e back better than ever.

Why the Tizzards getting stick? As I said previously it appears nobody wants to put him up,hardly the Tizzard's fault.

Dont see how he was sacked by the tizzards, dont know how many horses potts has in the tizzard yard but it isnt enough to be a full time job.

Tizzards prefer Power, Cobden and Scudamore. Probably because 2 of them can ride out very often.

I believe that the full story of Bryan Cooper's present predicament is only known to the insiders in irish racing. There is more here than simply riding ability.

santry knows

and quite frankly davy russell v bryan cooper is a no brainer imo
davy every day of the week and twice on sundays

rather than worry about coopers future can anyone name the horses they think cooper should have gagged up on,and list any horse,s ridden by cooper that lost and have since trotted up under a different rider,according to this thread the golden egg has been found

Perhaps a shade harsh (as wind op since and yard not in great form at the time), but Cooper wasn't exactly great on Vision Des Flos at Hereford (beaten at 1/4) and next start won by a distance in a Listed Hurdle at Exeter with Tom Scudamore on board.

Tizzard is not exactly short of jockeys ready and willing to ride his best horses. Brennan, Johnson, Cobden and Scudamore to name 4. There may be races at Cheltenham when all of those are claimed by others but I doubt it. He also has Robbie Power to ride any of the Potts horses plus any others for which he is free.

The way the Tizzards have gone about campaigning the likes of FO this year they should be looking at themselves first about their own competency, where as last year they were the 2nd coming, this year now, with that focus they've not been up to it.

Correct Isleham.

That's why I said he might ONLY have ONE ride please try and follow the thread, I seem to remember you crying aplenty when Davy lost said job, now he's back in the saddle all's rosy in the garden . Talk about sticking the knife in!

You seem to remember a lot of things wonker, it’s a pity that your memory isn’t very accurate.
When Cooper got Russell’s job, I said at the time that it was a perfectly understandable decision as Cooper and Russell were both top class. Sadly that is no longer the case, and Coopers plight is very much of his own doing.
This new patron Brooks that you are on about is Andrew Brooks, the same person who owns San Calvados, currently third fav for the Arkle. I don’t see Cooper on that.

Davy and Cooper were sacked because their employers felt they weren’t good enough at the time. On the second occasion they have been proved to be right. Cooper rode a few winners for Brooks earlier in the year but his services look like they are no longer required.

Wonker, you are on here a long time and it’s thicker you have got since you first started posting the complete horses pisss that you have made your speciality .
I shouldn’t bother engaging with you because you have a complete inability to comprehend basic English .
In a previous post I said Russell was top class, and I said he was sacked because he wasn’t deemed good enough by his employers. I wasn’t his employer , you total cretin, so it’s irrelevant what I think as it was O Leary who was doing the hiring and the firing.
If it was up to me then Russell would never have lost his job, but quite obviously it wasn’t . The same as, if it was up to me , I wouldn’t let people bleed the state for decades without  ever doing a stroke of work during that period.

well Johnny delighted to hear you're finally going to have a word with your relations re living off the state,not before time I might add!.Back to the point, Davy gave some cracking rides to some odds on shots that got beat I must say, I know you would NEVER have sacked him, golden goose and all that. Still never mind he's back in the fold now so better times ahead for you and the family I imagine...

The only person who could see Cooper getting Cheltenham  winners from his father was wonker, and that’s of no significance