One horse, one jockey, one trainer and one race to watch on Saturday

One horse

Dual Champion Hurdle winner Buveur D'Air gets his first opportunity to make a statement this season as he attempts to become the first horse since Comedy Of Errors in 1974 to win three Fighting Fifth Hurdles (2.05) in a row at Newcastle.

After falling in his effort for a third consecutive Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham last season, the eight-year-old roared back to life to take Grade 1 honours at Punchestown and is currently vying for Champion Hurdle favouritism with Saldier and Klassical Dream.

JP McManus and Nicky Henderson are leaving nothing to chance by redirecting Barry Geraghty to Newcastle instead of Newbury.

One jockey

Geraghty's trip north will be to Aidan Coleman's benefit as the jockey picks up the plum ride for Buveur D'Air's connections on Ladbrokes Trophy favourite Ok Corral (3.00).

Coleman successfully played deputy in the same way last season, guiding current RSA Chase favourite Champ to victory in the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle in Geraghty's absence.

Already a veteran of the weighing room, Coleman landed his first two Grade 1 victories last season thanks to staying hurdle sensation Paisley Park but has yet to win Newbury's historic handicap.

One trainer

Willie Mullins has major interests at Fairyhouse on Saturday, but Ireland's champion trainer will have his gaze fixed firmly on Newbury as he saddles two runners in the Ladbrokes Trophy.

Mullins won the race in 2017 with Total Recall and this year saddles the well-fancied Cabaret Queen, who followed in Total Recall's hoofprints by winning the Muster National en route to Newbury, and the enigmatic but talented Yorkhill.

Away from Cheltenham and Aintree, Mullins has had only 65 runners in Britain in the last five seasons, with 19 of those resulting in victory.

One race

The Ladbrokes Trophy is one of the highlights of the jumps season and although this year's race may lack the class of previous years, it is still a fiercely competitive betting contest.

A maximum field of 24 is headlined by long-time favourite Ok Corral, who has it all to prove after failing to justify favouritism when last seen in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham in March.

His key rivals could come from the Colin Tizzard yard, with last year's winning trainer saddling a strong team of four as he attempts to win the £142,375 first prize for the third time in four seasons.

Emma Lavelle, Gordon Elliott, Alan and Dan Skelton all saddle high-profile runners in what, as ever, will be a spectacle to savour.

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