Provincial Championship winner Danish Twist is chasing a black type success at Hawkesbury’s stand alone meeting next Saturday.

His Majesty and Supreme Effort have rounded out their preparations for the 2016 Provincial Championships Final with barrier trial wins at Newcastle.

Leading Newcastle trainer Kris Lees will break new ground on Sunday with his first starter at a Black Opal Stakes meeting in Canberra.

It will be Golden Slipper ‘make or break’ day for Newcastle filly Twist Tops at Randwick on Saturday.

Classy mare Lucia Valentina’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes mission is up and running with the Newcastle-trained mare to contest a barrier trial at Wyong next Wednesday.