Best Bets: Thursday December 27

HERBERTSTOWN (Trap 1) - 18:22 Newcastle

HERBERTSTOWN is in a rich vein of form and can notch up a third win in the space of a fortnight in the opening 18:22 contest. He saw off Tophall Tony comfortably last week and will be hard to catch again with an early start.

BALLYMAC RUPERT (Trap 3) - 19:42 Newcastle

Expect BALLYMAC RUPERT to bounce back to winning ways in the 19:42. Azzurri Zorro got a start on him when the pair ran into one in Swift Beckham a week ago and he can reverse the form back in the white jacket now.

AGHADOWN DASH (Trap 6) - 20:59 Newcastle

AGHADOWN DASH had a nightmare run behind Herbertstown last week and should get back on the up in the 20:59. She's much better than that, as her two wins in similar events at the turn of the month show.