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The Jukebox Man Wins Haydock Comeback to Book King George Bid

Connections framed the run as a prep after 331 days off, easing worries following a brief foot flare-up.

Overview

  • The Jukebox Man landed the Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase at Haydock by roughly two and a half lengths over Iroko.
  • Ben Jones dictated from the front and showcased the seven-year-old’s slick jumping on his first start since last Christmas.
  • Trainer Ben Pauling said Kempton’s King George VI Chase on Boxing Day is the planned next assignment.
  • Pauling reported the horse sound after the race following a recent bout of pus in a foot that cost several days’ work.
  • Bookmakers shortened King George odds to as low as 6-1 with Coral, 7-1 with William Hill and 8-1 with Paddy Power.