An emphatic form reversal following a heavy track implosion suggests impressively bred Don’tcha Think ($14 into $13 on TAB) can still vindicate the high opinion of wily veteran Stephen Jones into Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

Brenton Le Grand looks back on the ten-race program at Newcastle and brings you the talking points of the undercard.

With an eye for a bargain and a knack with discards, young Armidale ace Stirling Osland is primed to build on a bonanza with dual winner Leica Model on a booming Newcastle race day on Saturday.

Track Good 4 and rail out 5m from 1000m to 300m into a cut/away and True the remainder: