HDLG – Jukebox isn’t the most talented currently regardless of his King George win, now he very well might end up being the most talented as he could be the one open to further improvement but equally that extra 2F could also find him out too.
Potentially there is a lot of pace in the race or at least plenty that like to be riddden handy and that could be a problem for Haiti because if he is taken on, he might have trouble getting to the front and staying there as he is used to bossing slower staying chasers over longer trips on deeper ground where they go several strides slower in pace than what he could face in a Gold Cup. The old addage that the easiest way to get a stayer beaten is to force them to go too fast too early on could apply here.
I truly hope that Inothewayurthinkin doesn’t repeat last year’s win again simply because I detest the way he has been schooled to fitness in public through the whole winter (for the last two seasons) with many ‘no show’ abysmal performances.
Yes I take on board that he is clearly a spring horse but that doesn’t excuse (outside of his 4th in 2025 Irish Gold Cup and last year’s Gold Cup win), his other 4 completed races over the last two seasons seeing him being beaten a total of 145L!