Harry Redknapp put first ever Cheltenham win right down to a fortunate tie – given to him by his former star participant Paolo Di Canio.
The ex-West Ham supervisor was carrying the blue and purple-patterned accent for the primary time when he noticed his horse Shakem Up’Arry romp house in The Trustatrader Plate Handicap Steeple Chase on Thursday (March 14). Harry, 77, stated it was a present from the 55-year-old Italian soccer famous person who used to play for him at West Ham.
Posting a photograph of himself in a line-up with the successful horse and jockey Ben Jones on Instagram Harry wrote: “What a day. My dream has come true. A winner at Cheltenham with Shakem Up’Arry!
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“Wearing the lucky tie that Paolo Di Canio gave me and I wore it for the first time yesterday and it bought me all the luck”. The 77-year-old had an identical message when chatting with media after the win when he stated: “To have a winner at Cheltenham… I’ve watched it all my life, and always dreamed of it. To have a winner – one of the greatest days of my life”.
The triumph noticed the previous Tottenham boss financial institution a tasty £67,500 on the identical day Sir Alex Ferguson was the person of the hour after scoring the consecutive victories of Monmiral and Protektorat which he took a reduce the £274,000 payday.
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After a glittering Thursday, Redknapp was inches away from clinching a victory on the ultimate day of the pageant on Friday (March 15) when his horse The Jukebox Man took a sizeable lead within the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle.
In what was an amazing lead within the remaining stretch of the race for Redknapp’s horse, a exceptional comeback mounted by Stellar Story noticed the 119-1 shockingly snatch victory on the remaining second in what was a photograph end that left him crushed.
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The Englishman was set to obtain the primary place winnings of £75,965 however as a substitute needed to accept the second place payday of £28,620.