Harry Redknapp buys ‘very rare’ £360,000 ex-Willie Mullins seven-length bumper winner and sends him to Dan Skelton

HARRY REDKNAPP has splashed out £360,000 on Kaiser Ball as he looks to bolster his ranks ahead of the jump season – working alongside champion trainer Dan Skelton. The former football manager has sealed the big money deal for the six-year-old French-bred gelding, who has raced twice in Ireland. Harry Redknapp splashed out £360k with three others to buy six-year-old Kaiser Ball Credit: Getty Redknapp had previous success with The Jukebox Man at last year’s King George Credit: PA He won a Fairyhouse bumper for Willie Mullins before finishing third in Limerick over hurdles under Tony Costello – having transferred trainers in December 2025. King Rasko Grey, Mullins’ big Grade 1 winner, finished comfortably in first. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Redknapp, 79, is the showbiz name under the ownership tag for Kaiser Ball, but he is joined by co-owners Carsberg, Morrall and Wilding. Speaking to PA, Redknapp – who won last year’s King George with The Jukebox Man – said: “I’m relying on Dan’s judgement really. READ MORE IN HORSE RACING “He was keen on the horse and I’m hopeful we’ll have some fun. “I can’t wait for the jumps season to start, I love it. “Dan is from a fantastic racing family. You only have to look at the whole set-up there. “Dan has done amazing, Harry (Skelton) is a fantastic jockey and their dad (Nick Skelton) knows a thing or two about horses. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Redknapp will be hoping to cheering on Kaiser Ball at Cheltenham if all goes well Credit: PA “They had an amazing last season with Dan becoming champion trainer so hopefully there’s lots to look forward to.” Kaiser Ball is by Nom De D’La out of the Voix Du Nord mare, Voix De Montot. In May, Tom Malone bought the bay gelding during a record-breaking session of the Goffs UK Spring Horses-in-Training and Point-to-Point Sale. Speaking at the time, Malone said: “It’s very rare a horse like that comes to market. “He won a bumper by over seven lengths, and there were 140-rated horses everywhere around him in that race. “If he stays sound, he’ll end up at Cheltenham next year. “To me, considering what some point-to-pointers can make, he’s actually good value. It might sound like a silly thing to say, but he is.” At the May sales, Costello added: “I knew he’d sell well. “He’s a proper Grade 1 horse with proper Grade 1 form. “He finished third behind King Rasko Grey, who was also mine to begin with. “We gave King Rasko Grey 8lb and we were beaten five lengths. “What was a maiden hurdle turned out to be a Grade 1. “We took a gamble on bringing Kaiser Ball home and now it’s paid off.” Comment now