Redknapp revels in 'amazing feeling' after The Jukebox Man lands vintage King George 

For his part, Joseph O'Brien understandably had mixed emotions after Banbridge was agonisingly denied in his bid for back-to-back King George wins 

LOCKED IN BATTLE: The Jukebox Man and Ben Jones, centre, en route to winning the King George. Picture: Healy Racing

Harry Redknapp knows all about sporting thrills and spills on St Stephen's Day, but nothing could have prepared him for the drama of Kempton Park, where The Jukebox Man stepped into the Champions League and left the former Premier League manager holding the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase trophy aloft.

It was 12 months ago the apple of Redknapp and trainer Ben Pauling's eye announced himself as a top-level performer with victory on this very afternoon, but now was his time to prove he belonged among the elite.