Newcastle tips for Saturday: Definitly Red to take centre stage in Rehearsal

The feature race on the card is the Fighting Fifth Hurdle (14.55) and Irish raider Petit Mouchoir looks to hold leading claims of providing in-form trainer Henry De Bromhead with back-to-back runnings of the 2m contest.

De Bromhead saddled Identity Thief to land the spoils 12 months ago for owners the Gigginstown House Stud and Petit Mouchoir also carries their famous maroon and white colours.

Full reasons why five-year-old looks value to get the better of favourite Sceau Royal can be found in our individual preview for this historic contest.

Dan Emmett can collect for in-form trainer Scudamore

Trainer Michael Scudamore has his team in flying form at present and Dan Emmett can provide him with another winner in the 2m 7f novices’ handicap chase (14.20).

The six-year-old developed into a useful staying handicap hurdler last season, winning at Chepstow and running a cracker at the same venue when beaten just 1/2 a length by Arpege D’alene in a competitive 17-runner class 2 contest off a mark of 125.

Arpege D’alene is a well-regarded sort who went on to finish runner-up in the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival and the pair pulled seven lengths clear of some useful rivals.

It gives the form a strong look and suggests that Dan Emmett is potentially well-treated on chasing debut off a mark of 130 now dropped back down into class 3 company.

Newcastle tips for Saturday

12.05: Dubai Angel
12.35: Domperignon Du Lys
13.10: Revocation
13.45: Get On The Yager
14.20: Dan Emmett (NB)
14.55: Petit Mouchoir
15.30: Definitly Red (NAP)

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