Brendan, a struggling janitor, is torn between his love for horse racing and his promise to his wife to quit gambling. When his daughter receives a scholarship to Trinity College in Ireland, he must find a way to pay the remaining tuition. While cleaning, he stumbles upon an ancient aboriginal tribesman's preserved head that holds the key to picking winning horse races.
On the Nose
A down-on-his-luck gambler discovers the key to consistently selecting winning horses at the racetrack, and it comes in the form of a mysterious head in a jar.