Newcastle R7 NEWCASTLE HERALD PACE

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Raced well when 11m 7th $4.80 (Fr1) Ziggy Rocks Menangle 1609m (1:51.4) R58120 race Feb 15 then easy winner $2.50 (Fr2) over Simply Clever NZ 6.2m Penrith 1720m (1:55.7) R5473 race Feb 20. Serious contender on easy win last start.

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Finished 23.5m 10th $34 (Fr1) Chevrons Reward NZ Menangle 1609m (1:53.9) R6292 race Feb 8 then very impressive winner $1.40 (Fr2) defeating Bailees Girl 14.7m Tamworth 2360m (2:01.6) R4663 race Feb 16. Form consistent at this distance and has won and placed in past three runs.

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Finished 43m 8th $11 (Fr4) Our Sequel NZ Newcastle 2030m (1:57.5) R5888 race Feb 7 then beaten 17.5m 3rd $10.00 (Fr5) Longnwindingroad Newcastle 2030m (1:59.4) R5766 race Feb 17. Place chance again.

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Raced wide early when 22m 7th $17 (Fr8) Velocity Stride Newcastle 2030m (2:01.8) R5362 race Nov 30 then beaten 18.7m 5th $61 (Fr6) Longnwindingroad Newcastle 2030m (1:59.4) R5766 race Feb 17. Just out of the placings last start but is 0 from 3 second up.

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Slow to begin when 10.7m 4th $34 (Fr2) Rizado Newcastle 1609m (1:56.2) R5561 race Jan 25 then slow to begin when 16.2m 4th $71 (Fr3) Michelle Lee Mac Newcastle 2030m (1:57.6) R5066 race Feb 15. Needs to lift.

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Ran 24m 3rd $23 (Fr5) Deanne Panya NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:55.7) R5670 race Feb 7 then scored handily defeating Stone Cracker 3.2m $5.40 (Fr1) Canberra 2170m (2:00.9) R5664 race Feb 16. Likely to find this tougher but racing well and can't ignore.

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Suffered gear malfunction when 12.2m 8th $2.00 (Fr6) Rumours Hurt NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:58.2) R5258 race Jan 17 then was a handy winner $1.80 (Fr5) defeating Miss Ciriello 1.5m Newcastle 2030m (2:01.2) R4655 race Feb 17. Racing well at present and warrants respect from this draw.

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Out of position at the start when 27m 5th $21 (Fr8) Deanne Panya NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:55.7) R5670 race Feb 7 then ran 16.5m 3rd $4.40 (Fr4) Immortal Change NZ Tamworth 2360m (2:01.6) R4663 race Feb 16. In the money chance.

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Eased early and failed to get a clear run when 23.5m 9th $51 (Fr6) Platinum Revolution NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:55.1) R6096 race Feb 1 then beaten 11.7m 5th $34 (Fr2) Western Heir Newcastle 1609m (1:55.8) R5974 race Feb 17. Likely to find others stronger.

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Inconvenienced and covered extra ground when 15.7m 5th $18 (Fr5) Glitznglam Newcastle 2030m (2:01.0) R5055 race Jan 25 then hung out when 1.7m 2nd $8.00 (Fr2) Fear Cruisin NZ Penrith 2125m (1:57.4) R5260 race Feb 13. Although yet to win at this track and distance has placed on 4 occasions and not of it on last start narrow defeat elsewhere.