Top jumps trainer Ben Pauling signs up ‘exceptional’ new No1 jockey as former go-to man is demoted

TOP jumps trainer Ben Pauling has confirmed helium has a caller No1 jockey this play - aft aged retained rider Kielan Woods was demoted.

Pauling enjoyed immense occurrence past season, memorably providing Harry Redknapp with his archetypal Cheltenham Festival winner courtesy of Shakem Up'Arry successful the Plate.

The Jukebox Man astir gave the legendary footie manager different astatine the Festival lone to get collared successful the last stride of the Albert Bartlett by Stellar Story.

Ben Jones, 24, was successful the saddle for Shakem Up'Arry's superb triumph - the jockey's ain archetypal Festival triumph - and praised for giving him a 'fantastic' thrust by Redknapp.

Jones got the thrust aft Cotswolds-based trainer Pauling - who besides trains a equine owned by Jeremy Clarkson - enactment him connected the equine up of erstwhile gait No1 Kielan Woods and conditional Luca Morgan.

It proved a lucifer made successful eden and rising prima Jones' advancement has been truthful speedy that Pauling has present fixed him apical occupation astatine his stables.

Speaking to Racing TV, Pauling, who won conscionable shy of £1.2million past season, said: "Benny's going to beryllium riding arsenic No1 and Woodsy is going to thrust arsenic galore arsenic we tin get him connected successful behind.

"It's an breathtaking clip for each of us. They're 2 exceptional jockeys.

"We've besides got Callum Pritchard present arsenic our conditional jockey, who looks precise talented and claims 10lb, and we person assorted different guys.

"Kielan had a fewer whip bans past twelvemonth but with the fallout of maine nary longer grooming the Megson's horses, and him riding the Megson's horses…

"Kielan has a large gig determination and there's nary hard feelings… but Ben took each accidental with some hands, and successful immoderate fashion.

"I'm thrilled to person them some inactive involved. We request them some and I'm looking guardant to them moving unneurotic arsenic a team.

"Hopefully we tin spell guardant bigger and better."

Pauling besides issued an update connected Redknapp's horses.

Shakem Up'Arry, who is present ten, volition beryllium campaigned successful immoderate of the fashionable seasoned pursuit races passim the season.

While The Jukebox Man volition spell chasing and his schooling Pauling said has been 'unbelievable'.

He volition commencement disconnected implicit two-and-a-half miles but could beryllium stepped up successful travel to 3 miles astir Christmas time.

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