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

One trainer . . .
BEN PAULING

Ben Pauling has endured a somewhat frustrating season, with his string not firing on all cylinders at the turn of the year and his stable star Willoughby Court forced to miss Cheltenham and Aintree, but he remains a trainer on the up and runs a couple of promising types at Fakenham.

Le Breuil hasn't kicked on as expected this season, and was disappointing in the Coral Cup, but he is surely well treated off a mark of just 139 and Pauling will be hoping he can land the 2m4f handicap hurdle (4.00) before having his sights raised again. The juvenile Oistrakh Le Noir was beaten in agonising fashion at Newbury last time, but remains unexposed and ought to be competitive in a fascinating novice hurdle (3.25).

One jockey . . .
RYAN DAY

Ryan Day's association with Nicky Richards has already proved fruitful for the conditional rider, and at Kelso on Saturday he teams up with Baywing, who provided him with one of the highlights of his career when landing the Betfred Eider Chase in February. Baywing's smooth success in that stamina-sapping marathon at Newcastle underlined how it's a case of the stiffer the test the better, and the recent rain will have been in his favour ahead of the £50,000 3m2f handicap chase (3.00).

Day also holds claims in one of the chief supporting races on the card, the £40,000 3m2f handicap hurdle (3.35), on Takingrisks, who arrives on the back of a win over fences and is tasked with exploiting a lower mark over hurdles.

One horse . . .
KINGS SHIELD

The form of Kings Shield's debut win at Newcastle was not franked when the runner-up Ostilio was turned over at odds-on at Lingfield on Tuesday. However, the son of Scat Daddy, who cost 675,000gns as a two-year-old and is trained by John Gosden, was a comfortable winner on debut and is clearly an exciting prospect. His pedigree, purchase price and the visual impression created at Newcastle suggest he is a Group-race performer in the making and he can take the next step on that road in Kempton's one mile conditions stakes (4.25).

La Figlia: the daughter of Frankel is in action at KemptonCredit: Edward Whitaker

One race . . .
SNOWDROP FILLIES' STAKES

Some smart fillies clash in a competitive and intriguing renewal of the Listed Snowdrop Stakes at Kempton (3.15). At the head of the ratings – and likely to head the betting – is Sir Michael Stoute's Smart Call, who was a superstar in her native South Africa, winning some of the country's most prestigious races, including the J&B Met in 2016. She failed to win in six starts for Stoute last year but kept excellent company and this is a significant drop in class.

At the other end of the experience spectrum is La Figlia, a daughter of Frankel and Finsceal Beo who shaped with promise on both starts as a three-year-old and should have plenty more to offer this season.

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