Former Tottenham manager says ‘I would give it a go’ after seeing his horse weaken up the Cheltenham hill
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arry Redknapp is the living embodiment of Spurs’ motto, Audere est Facere: To Dare Is To Do. And on the day one improbable dream ended, with his horse, The Jukebox Man, fading to finish eighth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the 79-year-old switched his sights towards another bold adventure: saving Tottenham from relegation.
“It’s a big challenge,” said Redknapp, who managed Spurs between 2008 and 2012. “Do I need the pressure at this stage of my life? Why not. I’d give it a go. I’m not too old. I feel as fit as a fiddle. If they ask me, I think I’d do a good job.”
That is one almighty if, of course. But Redknapp also insisted afterwards that the pressure of seeing the Jukebox Man carry his colours in jump racing’s most prestigious race, was greater than any he had experienced during his time at Spurs.
