Trainer Michael Scudamore is confident he can enjoy more Eider Chase success this weekend as he prepares to send Court Master to Newcastle for Saturday's contest.

Saturday's race is the feature contest at Newcastle, but it promises to be a close-fought battle, with the likes of Nicky Henderson, Christian Williams, Pat Fahy and Nigel Twiston-Davies all sending runners. 

Court Master will run in the colours of Lynne Maclennan and the orange and black silks have worked well for the same owner in the past. 

Scudamore trained Mysteree in 2017 as connections celebrated a famous victory, before Mysteree finished second in the same race by a next two years later. 

Scudamore travels to Newcastle with a spring in his step, having watched Court Master win at the track earlier this month. 

The nine-year-old beat Geryville and Informateur to win a handicap chase contest on February 1 and Scudamore expects his charge to showcase his supreme jumping skills once again. 

He said: "He won nicely last time, he's got form up to three miles and three-two, this is going to be another stretch from that, but he gives every indication that he's going to stay. 

"He's a good jumper and the drying ground should really help his chance. The colours have been lucky for us in this race, so hopefully, lightning can strike again." 

Court Master has finished in the places in all three of his previous outings, including a third-place finish at Cheltenham in December. 

Fahy's History Of Fashion appears the one to beat if the betting is anything to go by, with connections sending their charge over from County Carlow in Ireland. 

The eight-year-old won at odds of 9/1 in January at Down Royal, and the drying ground could help Fahy's charge even further come Saturday. 

Fahy said: "He seems very healthy and he's in good form. I'm happy with him.

"The ground is right at the moment, he has his ground, and the more it dries out, the happier I'll be. 

"I'll be very happy if we get our ground. I'm happy that he's healthy, he has a bit of a lack of experience, but he's done a bit of jumping, and so we'll see what happens."