Sometimes in life, the odds are in your favour.
Set against the turbulent mid 1980s of money, privatisation, unions and dramatic media evolution: A lifelong group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around.
Bob HoskinsPercy 'Smudge' Smith
Jenny AgutterShirley Baxter
Phil DavisThreads
Vincent ReganJagoCalum MacNabMark 'Bax' Baxter
Emily AtackKatie
Rita TushinghamMartha
Dudley SuttonAlfie Hobnails
Jason MazaMickey
Kate MagowanNatalie Cheam
Terry StoneJohnny Gossamer
Perry BensonSefton Wallace
Lucy DriveErica
Montserrat LombardBecka
Rebecca FerdinandoCheryl
