Newcastle Race 7 - Artistic Lodge Pace
DOUBLE SAID (7) made it two wins from his last three runs a week-and-a-half ago, getting home by 7 metres over 1609m at this track. Tactics will be crucial from this wide draw. Stepping up a level this time but he is capable of another big performance. NITRO DANNY (10) is in good form with top-five finishes at his last four starts, most recently recording a second over 1720m at Penrith. Tackles a similar assignment and he can go right on with the job. ERROL FIN (1) was unplaced two starts ago then things went amiss last start when he broke and finished 25 metres away in eighth over 1609m here. Sure to enjoy an economical run from this draw and rates a live chance in a similar assignment. MISTER POVERTY (3) is in the mix following a sixth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at this venue. Can fill the frame.

Driver: Tom Ison
Stats
Comments
Recent efforts haven't been up to his best. Last start 8th (Sr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 25 m by Freedom Art (1:54.00) in NR up to 47 on April 11 at $8. The start before 9th (Fr6) over 1609m after showing early speed and racing wide at this track beaten 75 m by Ideal Redemption (1:53.10) in NR up to 52 on April 7 at $3.50. Happy to give him another try in this suitable contest.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/10 | 11/04/2025 | 4 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Ashleigh Delosa | 1:54.0 | 2 |
| 27.4L | $8.00 |
9/10 | 07/04/2025 | 21 | NR up to 52 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Ashleigh Delosa | 1:53.1 | 6 |
| 75.2L | $3.50 |
2/9 | 17/03/2025 | 129 | NR 51 to 55 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Blake Hughes | 1:53.3 | 1 |
| 8.7L | $3.10 |
1/6 | 05/03/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Leigh Sutton | 0 |
| 4.3L | $0.00 | ||
4/10 | 08/11/2024 | 35 | NR up to 55 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | B L McDonough | 1:55.9 | 6 |
| 6.5L | $3.40 |
1/5 | 23/10/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | Michael Formosa | 0 |
| 16.5L | $0.00 | |
1/10 | 04/10/2024 | 11 | NR up to 55 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Jack Callaghan | 1:55.9 | 2 |
| 0.1L | $9.50 |
9/10 | 23/09/2024 | 10 | 0-1 WIN | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Neutral | Tom Ison | 1:57.8 | 4 |
| 53.0L | $5.00 |

Driver: Brad Elder
Stats
Comments
Last start good run when 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 2.25 m by Next To Me (1:54.50) in NR up to 52 on April 11 at $26. Two runs back won by a nose as favourite (Fr5) at Tamworth (2:29.40) beating Ellie Rippin in 0-1 WIN on April 3 at $2.30. Capable of another big run.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/10 | 11/04/2025 | 8 | NR up to 52 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Joe Taaffe | 1:54.5 | 1 |
| 2.2L | $26.00 |
1/9 | 03/04/2025 | 7 | 0-1 WIN | $6,940.00 | Tamworth | 1980m | Neutral | B J Elder | 2:01.4 | 5 |
| 0.1L | $2.30 |
2/9 | 27/03/2025 | 56 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Tamworth | 1980m | Neutral | B J Elder | 2:04.6 | 3 |
| 1.6L | $4.20 |
4/7 | 19/03/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | B J Elder | 0 |
| 48.1L | $0.00 | |
7/9 | 30/01/2025 | 56 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Chris Geary | 1:59.1 | 2 |
| 42.3L | $15.00 |
4/6 | 13/01/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Will Rixon | 0 |
| 20.1L | $0.00 | ||
5/10 | 05/12/2024 | 14 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:59.8 | 1 |
| 7.1L | $7.00 |
8/10 | 21/11/2024 | 10 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Joshua Gallagher | 2:00.2 | 5 |
| 24.2L | $34.00 |

Driver: Andrew Bourke
Stats
Comments
Last start 6th (Fr2) over 1609m after showing early pace at this track, beaten 6 m by Next To Me (1:54.50) in NR up to 52 on April 11 at $4.40. At the start before 5th (Fr7) over 2030m after showing early speed and racing wide at this track beaten 14 m by Louigi (2:28.00) in NR up to 47 on April 4 at $1.80. Doing enough to suggest he can figure in the finish.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/10 | 11/04/2025 | 7 | NR up to 52 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Andrew Bourke | 1:54.5 | 2 |
| 6.0L | $4.40 |
5/10 | 04/04/2025 | 14 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Fast | Seaton Grima | 1:57.3 | 7 |
| 14.2L | $1.80 |
3/10 | 21/03/2025 | 4 | NR up to 50 | $10,000.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Andrew Bourke | 1:54.7 | 2 |
| 1.7L | $3.90 |
2/9 | 17/03/2025 | 10 | NR 47 to 50 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Andrew Bourke | 1:54.6 | 4 |
| 7.5L | $2.50 |
6/9 | 07/03/2025 | 7 | NR up to 52 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Neutral | Andrew Bourke | 1:57.3 | 3 |
| 5.5L | $13.00 |
1/10 | 28/02/2025 | 7 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Neutral | Andrew Bourke | 1:58.2 | 7 |
| 2.5L | $6.00 |
1/7 | 09/02/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Maitland | 1648m | Good | Andrew Bourke | 0 |
| 0.5L | $0.00 | |
4/7 | 05/02/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | Andrew Bourke | 0 |
| 16.2L | $0.00 |

Driver: Chloe Formosa
Stats
Comments
Finished up last campaign with a win at Tamworth, but hasn't been as effective this campaign with a first-up effort 10th (Fr3) over 2030m after showing early speed at this track beaten 45 m by Stealth Bomba (2:28.70) in NR up to 55 on March 21 at $13. Then last start 6th (Sr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 24 m by Ideal Redemption (1:53.10) in NR up to 52 on April 7 at $51. Prefer to see him hit form before backing.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/10 | 07/04/2025 | 17 | NR up to 52 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | M G Harding | 1:53.1 | 2 |
| 24.5L | $51.00 |
10/10 | 21/03/2025 | 78 | NR up to 55 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Fast | M G Harding | 1:57.9 | 3 |
| 46.0L | $13.00 |
5/6 | 12/03/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | G A Harding | 0 |
| 15.4L | $0.00 | |
2/6 | 05/03/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | M G Harding | 0 |
| 4.3L | $0.00 | ||
1/10 | 02/01/2025 | 13 | NR 47 to 56 | $6,940.00 | Tamworth | 1609m | Fast | M G Harding | 1:57.7 | 1 |
| 2.6L | $7.50 |
8/9 | 20/12/2024 | 4 | 2-5 WINs | $9,790.00 | Maitland | 2422m | Fast | L R Sutton | 2:00.0 | 1 |
| 19.9L | $41.00 |
5/8 | 16/12/2024 | 28 | NR 50 to 53 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | M G Harding | 1:55.0 | 6 |
| 9.2L | $7.50 |
4/9 | 18/11/2024 | 17 | 0-2 WINs | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | M G Harding | 1:56.0 | 2 |
| 5.8L | $10.00 |

Driver: Rodney Atkins
Stats
Comments
Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished 2.25 m second behind Johnny Dee at this track over 1609m NR up to 47 last start. Before that was beaten 2.25 metres third again at this track in NR up to 34 on April 7. Racing well and worth each-way consideration.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/10 | 11/04/2025 | 4 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Rodney Atkins | 1:54.7 | 4 |
| 2.3L | $8.00 |
3/10 | 07/04/2025 | 3 | NR up to 34 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Rodney Atkins | 1:55.9 | 3 |
| 2.2L | $3.20 |
4/10 | 04/04/2025 | 14 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Fast | Rodney Atkins | 1:57.3 | 1 |
| 13.1L | $18.00 |
6/10 | 21/03/2025 | 4 | NR up to 45 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Rodney Atkins | 1:57.7 | 7 |
| 9.9L | $16.00 |
4/9 | 17/03/2025 | 14 | NR up to 35 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Rodney Atkins | 1:57.6 | 1 |
| 6.0L | $3.60 |
2/10 | 03/03/2025 | 3 | NR up to 33 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Rodney Atkins | 1:57.3 | 3 |
| 0.2L | $3.00 |
3/5 | 02/08/2023 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | R J Vernon | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 | |
4/6 | 07/06/2021 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bendigo | 1650m | P T Salathiel | 0 |
| 0L | $0.00 |

Driver: Jack Callaghan
Stats
Comments
Last start won by 2.25 m (Fr2) at this track (1:54.70) beating Ire Of The Dragon in NR up to 47 on April 11 at $8.50. In the mix to go back-to-back.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/10 | 11/04/2025 | 4 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Jack Callaghan | 1:54.7 | 2 |
| 2.3L | $8.50 |
7/10 | 07/04/2025 | 17 | NR up to 40 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Rodney Atkins | 1:57.4 | 5 |
| 20.1L | $19.00 |
5/10 | 21/03/2025 | 4 | NR up to 45 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Mark Callaghan | 1:57.7 | 3 |
| 9.4L | $51.00 |
8/9 | 17/03/2025 | 10 | NR 39 to 40 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Rodney Atkins | 1:54.3 | 8 |
| 80.3L | $51.00 |
10/10 | 07/03/2025 | 4 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Rodney Atkins | 1:55.3 | 1 |
| 34.3L | $61.00 |
2/9 | 03/03/2025 | 3 | NR 42 to 43 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Jack Callaghan | 1:57.2 | 3 |
| 2.9L | $6.50 |
3/5 | 08/12/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Maitland | 1648m | Good | Rodney Atkins | 0 |
| 10.5L | $0.00 | |
2/5 | 04/12/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | Blake Hughes | 0 |
| 0.1L | $0.00 |

Driver: Grace Panella
Stats
Comments
Last start won a big 7 m win as favourite (Fr7) at this track (1:54.00) beating Tough Talks in NR up to 43 on April 7 at $1.90 at the bell was 2nd-. No surprise if he made it two in a row.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/10 | 07/04/2025 | 17 | NR up to 43 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Will Rixon | 1:54.0 | 7 |
| 7.2L | $1.90 |
10/10 | 21/03/2025 | 4 | NR up to 50 | $10,000.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Blake Hughes | 1:54.7 | 5 |
| 10.2L | $4.00 |
1/9 | 17/03/2025 | 14 | NR 39 to 40 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Blake Hughes | 1:54.3 | 3 |
| 22.8L | $1.65 |
3/9 | 03/03/2025 | 7 | NR 40 to 41 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Grace Panella | 1:56.3 | 3 |
| 7.3L | $1.90 |
1/9 | 24/02/2025 | 35 | NR 33 to 36 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Grace Panella | 1:56.9 | 5 |
| 6.8L | $1.55 |
1/6 | 19/02/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Grace Panella | 0 |
| 53.3L | $0.00 | ||
8/10 | 20/01/2025 | 6 | NR up to 45 | $6,940.00 | Goulburn | 1710m | Neutral | Glenn McElhinney | 1:55.5 | 5 |
| 30.1L | $8.00 |
1/8 | 02/10/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | G W McElhinney | 0 |
| 5.3L | $0.00 |

Driver: Greg Andrews
Stats
Comments
Last start surrendered the lead and finished 4th (Fr3) over 1609m after showing early pace at this track beaten 7 m by Johnny Dee (1:54.70) in NR up to 47 on April 11 at $11. At the start before good run when 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m after showing early pace at this track beaten 6 m by Bodyline (1:57.70) in NR up to 45 on March 21 at $8. Going okay so keep him safe.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/10 | 11/04/2025 | 21 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Greg Andrews | 1:54.7 | 3 |
| 7.8L | $11.00 |
3/10 | 21/03/2025 | 161 | NR up to 45 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Greg Andrews | 1:57.7 | 1 |
| 6.1L | $8.00 |
3/7 | 26/02/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | Greg Andrews | 0 |
| 17.1L | $0.00 | |
5/9 | 11/10/2024 | 21 | NR up to 48 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | G P Andrews | 1:55.5 | 2 |
| 25.5L | $101.00 |
9/10 | 20/09/2024 | 35 | NR up to 48 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | G P Andrews | 1:54.7 | 2 |
| 25.3L | $34.00 |
9/10 | 16/08/2024 | 154 | NR up to 53 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Fast | G P Andrews | 1:57.6 | 3 |
| 58.5L | $71.00 |
1/7 | 31/07/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | G P Andrews | 0 |
| 15.1L | $0.00 | |
10/10 | 15/03/2024 | 11 | NR up to 57 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | G P Andrews | 1:55.3 | 1 |
| 28.0L | $71.00 |

Driver: Blake Hughes
Stats
Comments
Last start surrendered the lead and finished 6th (Fr5) over 1609m after showing early speed at this track beaten 11 m by Johnny Dee (1:54.70) in NR up to 47 on April 11 at $6.50. At his previous start 5th (Sr2) over 1609m at this track was 7th- at the bell, beaten 15 m by Double Said (1:54.00) in NR up to 43 on April 7 at $13. Recent form okay so worth considering.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/10 | 11/04/2025 | 4 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Cooper Griffiths | 1:54.7 | 5 |
| 11.4L | $6.50 |
5/10 | 07/04/2025 | 18 | NR up to 43 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Cooper Griffiths | 1:54.0 | 2 |
| 15.2L | $13.00 |
3/8 | 20/03/2025 | 13 | NR 43 to 47 | $6,940.00 | Tamworth | 1609m | Neutral | B J Elder | 1:56.5 | 1 |
| 7.8L | $2.00 |
8/10 | 07/03/2025 | 4 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | B J Elder | 1:53.4 | 2 |
| 30.0L | $7.50 |
3/9 | 03/03/2025 | 7 | NR 44 to 48 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Cooper Griffiths | 1:58.4 | 3 |
| 5.0L | $7.50 |
2/9 | 24/02/2025 | 4 | NR 43 to 45 | $6,940.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Neutral | Cooper Griffiths | 1:56.4 | 4 |
| 1.9L | $7.50 |
3/8 | 10/04/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | G A Panella | 0 |
| 1.6L | $0.00 | ||
4/9 | 24/01/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Good | B J Hughes | 0 |
| 12.4L | $0.00 |

Driver: Cameron Fitzpatrick
Stats
Comments
Two back was well beaten into third after showing early speed, behind Stellina at Penrith over 2125m in a NR up to 47 on March 27 at $4. Then a handy effort when beaten by 1.1 m finishing second behind Theres Wally at Penrith over 1720m in a NR up to 48 on April 3 at $9. Nicely placed to take this out.
Last Starts 17 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/10 | 03/04/2025 | 7 | NR up to 48 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Cameron Fitzpatrick | 1:57.4 | 1 |
| 1.1L | $9.00 |
3/9 | 27/03/2025 | 7 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Cameron Fitzpatrick | 1:58.5 | 1 |
| 16.9L | $4.00 |
3/9 | 20/03/2025 | 5 | NR up to 48 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Cameron Fitzpatrick | 1:56.7 | 5 |
| 9.3L | $10.00 |
4/10 | 15/03/2025 | 9 | NR up to 47 | $10,000.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Cameron Fitzpatrick | 1:56.4 | 3 |
| 10.7L | $9.00 |
6/10 | 06/03/2025 | 16 | NR up to 47 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Cameron Fitzpatrick | 1:58.4 | 2 |
| 20.4L | $51.00 |
8/8 | 18/02/2025 | 21 | NR 46 to 55 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Neutral | Cameron Fitzpatrick | 1:51.8 | 4 |
| 16.5L | $101.00 |
1/9 | 12/02/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Cameron Fitzpatrick | 0 |
| 1.6L | $0.00 | |
2/4 | 06/01/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Nathan Xuereb | 0 |
| 3.4L | $0.00 |