Jukebox King is a striking bay gelding in training with Cheltenham Festival-winning joint trainers Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls in the Cotswolds. With an envious pedigree and having already won a point-to-point race in Ireland, we have high hopes for Jukebox King, as he embarks on his novice hurdling campaign. He has made a pleasing start to life over hurdles with three eye catching fourth placed finishes, before taking a big step forward on his second handicap start at Wincanton. He jumped beautifully and stayed on well for second, pulling two and a quarter lengths clear of the remainder, form that has worked out extremely well.
The six-year-old was sired by Jukebox Jury, who was a Group 1 winner and a multiple Group 2 winner in his racing career, before being sent to stud in 2013. He’s been a prolific sire of classy horses, including Il Etait Temps (multiple Grade 1 winner), Farclas (Grade 1 winner) and Bambino Fever (Grade 1 winner). Jukebox Jury’s sire Montjeu was a six-time Group 1 winner and was also the sire of William Mullins’ Hurricane Fly, who won an incredible 22 Grade 1 races. With all this in mind, there’s plenty to get excited about with Jukebox King’s pedigree!
“Jukebox King is a good-looking 5yo son of Jukebox Jury, a very sought-after stallion who is getting plenty of winners. We saw his point-to-point win at Ballycrystal and we were both impressed with the way he jumped and travelled. He showed a very willing attitude and we were delighted to get him at the sales. He’s a very straightforward horse who jumps well, and we are really looking forward to his hurdling career, but more importantly his future as a chaser.” Joint-Trainer Mat Nicholls.
“He jumps for fun and is going to make a lovely chaser. I can’t tell you how excited I am for next season with him over fences. Joint-Trainer Kim Bailey.
Jukebox King is our first horse in training in the Cotswolds and our first with the exciting training partnership of Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls at Thorndale Farm.
Kim Bailey is one of National Hunt racing’s most respected trainers, with a Grand National victory and multiple Grade 1 successes to his name, including winners at the Cheltenham Festival. Mat Nicholls recently joined the training licence after spending 16 years as Kim’s assistant, forming a dynamic partnership that made an immediate impact when their very first runner together won impressively.
Having already enjoyed success at the highest level with horses such as White Noise, Kim and Mat bring together a wealth of experience, horsemanship and expertise. Together, they form a well-balanced team, combining decades of knowledge and attention to detail with a shared ambition to develop horses to their full potential. We are delighted to have Jukebox King in their care.
Jukebox King has been an excellent addition to our National Hunt horses, and we’re looking forward to seeing him make his chasing debut in the Autumn.
The syndicate consists of 3,000 shares, with each share purchased equating to a 0.033% shareholding in Jukebox King.
The Syndicate Term for Jukebox King will end on 31/05/2027.
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