Binocular faces four in Fighting Fifth The Jonjo O'Neill trained Binocular will faces four rivals as he bids to get back to winning ways in tomorrow’s Stanjames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle. The 2010 Champion Hurdle winner has been beaten at odds-on in the last two renewals of this Grade 1 prize and having missed the Cheltenham Festival back in March, he failed to make an impact at Aintree and Punchestown subsequently. Opposing Binocular is dual-purpose performer Overturn, who is lining up just a week after landing the Coral Hurdle at Ascot for Donald McCain. The third serious contender is the Paul Nicholls-trained Celestial Halo, who won the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton on his seasonal return, albeit in slightly fortuitous circumstances. Kosta Brava and Stormy Weather complete the field and both will be big outsiders
