Mission Possible and Nocturnal Knight fought out a terrific finish to the 81-109 rated two mile handicap hurdle, with the former just prevailing by the minimum margin.
The Philip Rothwell-trained gelding benefitted from a strong drive by Barry Geraghty to justify odds of 10/1.
The gamble of the race Fistoulig 8/1 in the morning and backed down to 5/2 favourite, couldn't quite reel in the front pair finishing a further three quarters of a length away in third.
