Newcastle R5 NEWCASTLE HERALD PACE

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Ran 15m 3rd $7.00 (Fr6) Highland Major Newcastle 2030m (1:58.8) R4750 race Feb 24 then hung out when 3.7m 4th $6.50 (Fr2) Pelican Fly Newcastle 1609m (1:57.8) R4650 race Feb 28. Placed first up two back and not disgraced last start; fitter now and suited from this draw.

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Finished 52.5m 10th $61 (Fr8) Michelle Lee Mac Newcastle 2030m (1:57.6) R5066 race Feb 15 then beaten 45m 3rd $151 (Fr3) Make Haste Newcastle 2030m (1:58.0) R4553 race Feb 21. Minor place only.

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Finished 22.5m 7th $41 (Fr7) La Perla Bella NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:56.9) R4353 race Jan 13 then beaten 25m 6th $3.90 (Fr2) Miss Catalina Tamworth 1980m (2:00.5) R4554 race Jan 19. This draw suits having won from this position before.

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Eased early and had a flat tyre when 21.5m 9th $151 (Fr6) Flirtatious Heart Penrith 2125m (2:00.0) R5460 race Feb 20 then raced wide early when 19.7m 7th $41 (Fr8) Kiamasrosie Newcastle 2030m (2:02.2) R5155 race Feb 28. Minor place only.

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Covered extra ground when 3.5m 2nd $3.80 (Sr4) No Risk No Return Penrith 2125m (2:02.2) R3848 race Feb 20 then beaten 48m 8th $6.00 (Fr6) Tim McGee Bathurst 1730m (1:57.5) R3953 race Mar 2. Has placed 2 from 7 at this track and distance and could repeat from a low draw here.

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Back from a spell. Raced well when 2m 3rd $5.00 (Fr1) Private Sector Newcastle 1609m (1:56.9) R4652 race Nov 1 then safely held when 5.5m 5th $10.00 (Fr3) Stephens Spirit Newcastle 1609m (1:57.3) R4555 race Nov 6. Back from a spell and he has placed 1 from 2 fresh.

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First start since spell. Eased early when 23m 7th $17 (Fr6) Watchful Lady Newcastle 2030m (2:05.6) 2R3644 race Aug 16 then tightened during running when 18.5m 4th $51 (Fr3) Yosemite Bankstown 1740m (2:00.9) 2R3744 race Aug 23. Resumes here but proven fresh and only needs even luck form the wide gate to be competitive.

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Resuming. Good effort when 2.7m 3rd $15 (Fr3) Just Ralph Shepparton 2190m (1:58.7) 3R4853 race Sep 20 then commanding winner $2.30 (Fr2) over Daylight At Dawn 14.5m Shepparton 1690m (1:57.9) 3R4750 race Sep 27. Lightly raced pacer resuming; improved with racing last prep and could continue that improvement here; capable of winning this if ready.

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Won $23 (Fr4) narrowly defeating Adira 0.7m Newcastle 1609m (1:58.1) R4247 race Feb 21 then tightened during running when 17.7m 9th $11 (Fr4) Pelican Fly Newcastle 1609m (1:57.8) R4650 race Feb 28. Had an excuse last start and in the mix on narrow win two back.

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Handy win $3.30 (Fr10) defeating Tiz A Magictime 6m Newcastle 2030m (2:02.3) R3445 race Feb 17 then eased early when 13.5m 8th $10.00 (Fr10) Robyn Taylor Newcastle 1609m (1:58.1) R4247 race Feb 21. Not hopeless on consecutive wins in weaker company two and three runs back.