Altior must pass big test

SATURDAY workouts will decide the end-of-season targets of Nicky Henderson’s ‘Holy Trinity’ — Buveur D’Air, Altior and Might Bite.

Henderson won Cheltenham’s Champion Hurdle with reigning titleholder Buveur D’Air, and the Queen Mother Champion Chase with Altior before Might Bite was outstayed by Native River in the Gold Cup.

All three horses have options at Aintree next week, and the master of Seven Barrows said yesterday: “We are monitoring the situation they’ve all got bits of work to do over the weekend.”