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Having watched ITV’s Opening Show Saturday 14th March waiting to see the fall out from the day before of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Where much of the attention from the media racing and the general press and TV were covering the dream story of ex football player, ex manager and supposedly National Treasure Harry Redknapp. The working class boy done good, have a runner in the famous blue ribbon event and Cheltenham Festival highlight with his runner the Kempton King George winner, The Jukebox Man.
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Having endured around 40 mins of leg pulling and inside jokes aimed at eachother and totally boring, they finally talked about the race in question.
The day before and day of the race, there was plenty of mention of Harry’s horse but not one question was asked by two of the three (RP & MC) mentioned in the heading about the horses wellbeing. This is despite there being a story about it having had a setback back around the time of Harry’s birthday a week or so out from the race.
The problem was said to be respiratory, which is far from ideal going into what is a gruelling race over 3 miles and 2 1/2 furlongs up Cheltenham’s famous energy sapping hill in the home straight.
No one asked before the race if the horses wellbeing had missed any work, which it was revealed yesterday he actually did.
From the Racing post : Lewis Porteous Reporter
Published on 13 March 2026inCheltenham Festival
Last updated 19:10, 13 March 2026
https://www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/cheltenham-festival/please-god-well-have-another-crack-defiant-harry-redknapp-vows-to-be-back-with-the-jukebox-man-after-gold-cup-defeat-a7Ulm4A1YzpL/
'Please God, we'll have another crack' - Harry Redknapp vows to be back with The Jukebox Man as Ben Pauling reports 'a little issue' with star
Redknapp had revealed earlier in the day that The Jukebox Man had suffered a setback in the build-up to the race and felt that might have had an impact on his performance.
He added: "It's been a great week. I've loved the build-up and the dream. To have a runner here with a chance was fantastic for me. I'm not making excuses, because the winner was different class, but we missed a week's work and he seemed just to run out of steam today. But that's how it goes and, please God, we'll have another crack.
Coming back to the evaluation of the race on the Opening Show (ITV’s racing preview) there was NOT ONE mention of the hot property (The Jukebox Man’ for the media promotion of the race and sport.
Every other runner was touched upon in their analysis of the race the day before, yet the stories and facts were there to be able to talk about this horses fate.
Instead the story was swept under the carpet by the likes of Matt Chapman, who’s made a living out of purportedly not sitting on the fence and by having and expressing forthright views.
To say that all three dodged it would be putting it mildly, a huge steak of yellow runs through all three mentioned who are obviously afraid of rocking the boat and upsetting anyone.
That not surprising when the jack of all trades will be looking at his role at interviewing winners at Wimbledon later this summer, but as credible presenters, racing journalists who are asked week in week out for an opinion you all failed miserably and have no credibility whatsoever from this viewer, lover of horse and racing aficionado.
The day before and day of the race, there was plenty of mention of Harry’s horse but not one question was asked by two of the three (RP & MC) mentioned in the heading about the horses wellbeing. This is despite there being a story about it having had a setback back around the time of Harry’s birthday a week or so out from the race.
The problem was said to be respiratory, which is far from ideal going into what is a gruelling race over 3 miles and 2 1/2 furlongs up Cheltenham’s famous energy sapping hill in the home straight.
No one asked before the race if the horses wellbeing had missed any work, which it was revealed yesterday he actually did.
From the Racing post : Lewis Porteous Reporter
Published on 13 March 2026inCheltenham Festival
Last updated 19:10, 13 March 2026
https://www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/cheltenham-festival/please-god-well-have-another-crack-defiant-harry-redknapp-vows-to-be-back-with-the-jukebox-man-after-gold-cup-defeat-a7Ulm4A1YzpL/
'Please God, we'll have another crack' - Harry Redknapp vows to be back with The Jukebox Man as Ben Pauling reports 'a little issue' with star
Redknapp had revealed earlier in the day that The Jukebox Man had suffered a setback in the build-up to the race and felt that might have had an impact on his performance.
He added: "It's been a great week. I've loved the build-up and the dream. To have a runner here with a chance was fantastic for me. I'm not making excuses, because the winner was different class, but we missed a week's work and he seemed just to run out of steam today. But that's how it goes and, please God, we'll have another crack.
Coming back to the evaluation of the race on the Opening Show (ITV’s racing preview) there was NOT ONE mention of the hot property (The Jukebox Man’ for the media promotion of the race and sport.
Every other runner was touched upon in their analysis of the race the day before, yet the stories and facts were there to be able to talk about this horses fate.
Instead the story was swept under the carpet by the likes of Matt Chapman, who’s made a living out of purportedly not sitting on the fence and by having and expressing forthright views.
To say that all three dodged it would be putting it mildly, a huge steak of yellow runs through all three mentioned who are obviously afraid of rocking the boat and upsetting anyone.
That not surprising when the jack of all trades will be looking at his role at interviewing winners at Wimbledon later this summer, but as credible presenters, racing journalists who are asked week in week out for an opinion you all failed miserably and have no credibility whatsoever from this viewer, lover of horse and racing aficionado.
It was almost as if the 7-2 (when 6.2 on the machine ) pre off , was bolstering its wellbeing .
That nothing is said Paul on the day or after is despicable, we know that hoses that drift can win.
This was a joint 3rd favourite on some books and they discussed every other runner even no hopes in their summary but not him!
Chapman if what I say makes me a keyboard warrior then so be it, but be thankful that I’m not part of your press gang (gang being an apt word) because I’d be writing about all of your inefficiencies and taking a blind eye when you should have been doing your jobs not just picking up a pay check!
This was a joint 3rd favourite on some books and they discussed every other runner even no hopes in their summary but not him!
Chapman if what I say makes me a keyboard warrior then so be it, but be thankful that I’m not part of your press gang (gang being an apt word) because I’d be writing about all of your inefficiencies and taking a blind eye when you should have been doing your jobs not just picking up a pay check!
Last year we had the debacle over one time Derby Favourite The Lion In Winter being ran by “Genius trainer “ over the wrong trips, again you did the same and didn’t question what had gone on.
Instead you spun a trainer friendly narrative to punters, so maybe with your talents and lack of integrity it’s time to bring back Jackanory, because that’s about the level that suits all three mentioned above!
Instead you spun a trainer friendly narrative to punters, so maybe with your talents and lack of integrity it’s time to bring back Jackanory, because that’s about the level that suits all three mentioned above!
Yes I realise that , bookies were always going to take plenty on course from joe public for 'arrys ' , they had no need to push the price out , horseracing people knew a bit more . I listened to arry on Talksport the day before , but cant remember his comments , though as always was very entertaining , particularly about a 17yo Germaine Defoe going on loan to Southampton as a 5ft 6" striker .
It was wrong and injudicious of the connections of JBM not informing the public the horse missed a week of work leading to the Gold Cup, and possibly had a windy problemo. The Times managed to print the "issue" whilst the racing papers and presenters kept schtum. How was this possible inspite of the price of the horse drifting alarmingly.
A clear transgression of market sensitive info.
A clear transgression of market sensitive info.
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