Possible Clues:

• More often than not it's mismatched, my boy!
• Likely lad, initially single
• Heavily favored, as a favorite
• Remaining child very likely to succeed
• Heavily favoured by 24 across and short individual
• Unusual issue that's likely to succeed
• Old fellow arresting detective? Very likely!
• Exceptional boy, likely to win
• Likely lad funny at first
• Likely to win strange spoon, oddly