Overview
- The Jukebox Man, owned by Redknapp and trained by Ben Pauling, is entered for the Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 13 and is among the leading fancies after winning the King George VI Chase in December.
- Redknapp plans to wear a tie given by Paolo Di Canio, which he previously wore when Shakem Up'Arry won at the Festival, as a good-luck charm for the Gold Cup.
- He visited Pauling’s yard near Cheltenham this week and watched The Jukebox Man work on the gallops as preparations continue.
- Calling the race open, Redknapp says he would not swap The Jukebox Man for any other runner and describes watching his horses as a nerve‑jangling experience he prefers to do alone.
- Redknapp credits his late grandmother Maggie Brown for sparking his love of racing, notes decades of ownership since the mid‑1980s, and stresses his priority that horses return safe and sound.