Connections of Gone To Lunch have high hopes of a return to his best form when the 10 year old attempts to go one place better in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday.
The gelding will be equipped with headgear as connections try to rekindle his enthusiasm after three disappointing efforts since he finished fifth to Denman in the Hennessy at Newbury in November.
"I hope all goes well. We are going to give him a school (on Tuesday). He's nicely weighted on last year's performance, we just want to see him back to his best," said trainer Jeremy Scott.
"To all intents and purposes you'd say he was just as good as he was last year.
"We've had a slight muscle problem that we think we've sorted, which may have caused him to drop off or jump slowly.
"If that's sorted I don't see why he shouldn't run a great race. I could be wrong, it maybe that's he just not enjoying life in the same way that he did.
"He'll probably have a bit of headgear but I'm not quite sure what yet.
"In fairness, he's always started his races with plenty of enthusiasm but then when a mistake comes along he's dropped himself out of it a bit. We shall see."
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