BEN Pauling believes he has the strongest squad of horses for the Cheltenham Festival he has ever trained – spearheaded by his Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup contender The Jukebox Man.

The Naunton Downs-based trainer has trained four winners at the Festival – Willoughby Court in 2017, Le Breuil in 2019, Global Citizen in 2022 and Shakem Up’arry in 2024.