Pole can prove a Star

“Faugh-A-Ballagh”

But Newmarket handler James Fanshawe can, with the Champion Hurdle-winning exploits of Royal Gait and Hors La Loi III sitting comfortably alongside the dazzling performances of the likes of Soviet Song, Environment Friend and Frizzante.

He is always to be respected when he considers one suitable enough to make the switch from the level to a new career over obstacles, and may just have unearthed another ace in the shape of Pole Star.