Trainer Matt Smith says Esti Feny’s patient owners deserve the wins that have finally come their way and that there’s no reason the nine-year-old gelding can’t bring them more joy in the $300,000 Gosford Gold Cup over 2100m to be run at Newcastle on Saturday.

Wet weather forces venue switch for Gosford’s stand-alone meeting.

Racing And Sports form analyst Simon Thomas provides his race-by-race Newcastle preview, thanks to tab.com.au.

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Brad Widdup was both delighted and relieved when Ausbred Rising Sun made a brilliant return at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Tottenham's season is petering out following four consecutive Premier League defeats and a victory at home to Burnley is an absolute must to keep their top-four hopes alive.

Jockey Rory Hutchings and trainer Joseph Pride will combine with a number of chances at Newcastle on Thursday headed by last start winner Heaven Bound ($4.80 on TAB) in the Tabcorp Benchmark 64 Handicap (1890m).

Taree trainer Glen Milligan will take a trio of runners and he is banking on his bargain buy Shibab ($21 on TAB) to get the job the done.

Selections based on a heavy track.

There are six meetings set to take place on Thursday, including at Newcastle, where a heavy 8 track is expected for their eight-race card.

$500,000 goes on the line at Gosford on Saturday when a quality metropolitan program is headlined by The Coast.

There are five meetings set to take place on a busy Wednesday of racing action, including four metro fixtures.