Hereford United chairman David Keyte's Harry Topper is set to start in this afternoon's Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter.
The seven year old had originally been entered for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham yesterday but was withdrawn as it was felt that the going was too hard.
"He's been in good form at home and we are happy to take his chance as long as the ground doesn't get any quicker than good to soft, and it would appear that there is very little chance of that .
"He's been trained for this week, so switching targets at the last moment won't affect him as the races are only 24 hours apart."
Nick Scholfield will ride as regular partner Jason Maguire was seriously injured at Stratford on Monday.
"The only real downside to his chance is that we haven't got Jason, for obvious reasons. Nick's a good jockey too, though, and I'm sure he'll be fine."