Against All Odds...Fingers Crossed Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Made it fourth-time lucky in Irish points when justifying favouritism on his final run (3m, yielding) in the spring; sold for £30,000 the following month; new yard won this race in 2023 and he needs a close look on rules debut.

Ninth foal; closely related to 2m4f-3m hurdle/chase winner Castletown, half-brother to winners D'bru Na Boinne (2m2f chase) and Quick Of The Night (2m hurdle); dam French 1m7f-2m3f hurdle/chase winner; one of two runners for Tom Lacey and market should be informative; tongue-tie on.

Ran green on Taunton debut in March but he found improvement with his near-miss at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May; pulled 10l clear of the third in that race and he's a big player on reappearance

40,000euros 3yo; half-brother to five winners including Yeah Man (useful 2m7f hurdle/3m4f chase), Fletcher (useful 2m3f/2m4f hurdle) and The Jukebox Kid (bumper/2m4f hurdle); dam unraced half-sister to useful 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Banasan; yard also runs Noonetellsmenothin and market should guide on debut; tongue-tie applied.

11-1 on Worcester debut (2m, good to soft) last month but he gave it a good shot under a prominent ride and finished second of ten; that was a promising start and that form puts him firmly in the picture.