Ardfinnan can contribute to the celebrations at Weathercock House and send supporters home happy by landing the Christmas Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race at Warwick tomorrow. Jenny Pitman's charge showed plenty of promise on his debut when a half-length second of 15 to the David Nicholson-trained Russell Road in a similar event at Towcester in the middle of the month.

Held up for the first mile-and-ahalf, the 9 to 4 favourite was produced by Rodney Farrant in the straight and despite running on strongly was unable to peg back the winner.

However, there looks to be plenty of improvement in the Torus gelding and his backers should gain recompense.

Saint Ciel can make a winning debut over fences when he tackles the Bob Cratchit Novices' Chase.

The gelding - a creditable second to Ranger Sloane at Haydock last time - has the ability to win over the larger obstacles provided his jumping is up to scratch.

Unsinkable Boxer is napped to land the opening event at Fontwell, the Hayling Island Novices' Hurdle.

Formerly with Nick Walker, the eight-year-old produced a sparkling performance when contributing the final leg of a Plumpton treble for his new trainer Martin Pipe earlier in the month.

Cruising to the front on the bridle two out, he simply strode away from the opposition to beat Tellaporky by eight lengths but it could so easily have been double that margin.

Unsinkable Boxer is clearly in good heart and is the pick to add to Pipe's and stable jockey Tony McCoy's already impressive total of winners.

At Catterick, one of the stalwarts of the northern circuit Maurice Camacho wraps up his training career when he saddles his final runner, The Bud Club, in the Goathland Handicap Chase.

Having his first race since April 1996 when trained by Kim Bailey, The Bud Club jumped better than in the past when an encouraging third to Linden's Lotto on an earlier visit to the North Yorkshire venue.

Sure to have come on for that run, The Bud Club can help Camacho emulate the recently retired Reg Akehurst and Bill Haigh who each won with their last runners.