"Today, we've gone into the Champions League, Harry Redknapp, the owner of The Jukebox Man, said after his horse had fought back to win an extraordinary three-way photo-finish in the King George VI Chase here on Friday. We got into the Premier League, which was fantastic, but today we were taking on the Real Madrids and Barcelonas and he proved he can compete with them and win against them, which was an amazing feeling."
"It was, in truth, simply an amazing race from start to finish, with one of the most enthralling passages of action from the home turn to the line that anyone here could recall in a Grade One steeplechase. Kempton is unloved by the Jockey Club, its owners, which has signed over an option to developers that would see it bulldozed for housing, but its speed-favouring, right-handed track is something special and unique in British jumping and here it produced an all-time classic."
The Jukebox Man rallied strongly to win the King George VI Chase in an extraordinary three-way photo-finish at Kempton. The race featured eight high-quality runners and a sustained, fast gallop set by Il Est Francais that left all eight within three lengths at the final turn. The Jukebox Man jumped the third-last slightly ahead of Jango Baie and Gaelic Warrior before appearing to concede ground at the last, then delivered an immense finishing effort to squeeze between rivals and register victory by a nose. Kempton's speed-favouring, right-handed track produced an all-time classic for a sell-out crowd of 17,000 despite ownership concerns over redevelopment.
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