... with the most appealing profile going into the Boxing Day showpiece is Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Man (2.30), the fourth-favourite in the betting at around 6-1.
The undoubted highlight of Redknapp’s ownership journey so far has been the Cheltenham Festival success of the superbly named Shakem Up’arry in the 2024 Plate, trained like The Jukebox Man by Ben Pauling in Naunton, Gloucestershire.
... a blended pigs penis in a bushtucker trial, winning the FA Cup with Portsmouth, or watching the Poole Pirates, but his love for horse racing, and in particular The Jukebox Man.
And on the back of that success Pauling is now hopeful The Jukebox Man can continue his progression in the £250,000Grade One feature, for which he is an 8/1 chance with the race sponsor.
Ben Pauling is confident The Jukebox Man could not be in better shape as he looks to secure a career-defining victory in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase... “The Jukebox Man is an incredibly kind horse to ride.