It could be another massive Saturday for Sam Twiston-Davies, who has enjoyed big success this year.

Caid Du Berlais give Twiston-Davies his biggest win since taking over as Paul Nicholls's stable jockey when landing last month’s Paddy Power Gold Cup at this track for the in-form trainer.

The five-year-old is bidding to become only the fourth horse, and the first since Exotic Dancer (2006), to win the Paddy Power Gold Cup and this race in the same season, joining Pegwell Bay (1988) and Senor El Betrutti (1997).

That success came on very testing ground on the Old Course, and Nicholls said: "Obviously it's fairly hard to do (win both races), but he did only go up 5lb which I was quite pleased about after the last start, although he did only win by a head.

"Hopefully, the ground will be better. It's on a different track which I think will suit him, so he's got every chance.

"Looking at the declarations, the Paddy Power looked the tougher, more competitive race, but that's not always the whole story.

"He's not the biggest in the world to be carrying 11st 11lb, but he's in good shape. I'd say at the moment he's in the form of his life."

Speaking yesterday afternoon at the track, Twiston-Davies added: "A lot of things didn't go his way in the Paddy Power, we didn't go particularly fast, we were right out the back and the ground probably wasn't ideal, so to see nice ground and a bit more speed will hopefully see him in a better light.

"Obviously it's a competitive handicap and you need luck in these races but he's still lower than his hurdles mark so hopefully there's a bit more improvement there.

"The one doubt could be the New Course as at Galway we felt he didn't quite see the trip out so it's a little question mark if he'll see it out as well as the last day, but at the same time he's going there in good form and we're hopeful."

Aside from Nicholls, Twiston-Davies is still riding for his father, Nigel and they should team up to land the feature hurdle race with The New One.

The six-year-old was a luckless third in last season's two-mile blue riband, flying up the famous hill having been badly hampered by the fatal fall of Our Conor, leaving connections wondering what might have been.

He has made a fine start to the new campaign, winning a Listed prize at Kempton and a conditions event at Haydock and he will be a long odds-on favourite to clinch this weekend's Grade Two prize for the second successive year.

"He seems in very good form and everyone is happy with him at home," said the jockey.

"It's a solid race and he has to give weight away all round, but if he is going to be a live contender for the Champion Hurdle these are races he needs to be winning.

"Luckily he seems to handle any ground, which is a big plus."

Closer to home, there is a competitive card at Doncaster and Night In Milan is fancied to continue his love affair with the track in the three mile handicap chase.

Trained by the in-form Keith Reveley, his son James will be on board and for whatever reason he saves his best for this track.