AU - Beaumont (Newcastle) - Race 1

QUESTIONABLE (7) brings the strongest winning profile to the race after scoring at Dubbo as an odds-on favourite last start. Her overall record at around 1 5/16m is the strongest guide in this field. She rises from BM58 grade and meets stronger company, but two wins and a placing from three tries around this trip give her the right platform. ASTROGAZER (6) has been competitive in soft-ground BM58 races and gets meaningful weight relief, though 1 5/16m is new territory. Should get an easy time up front which obviously helps him to get the trip. Looks the biggest threat. D'ORO CHOICE (3) has been slow away at both runs this campaign but kept finding the line, and his record around 1 5/16m makes him a genuine contender. Last-start winner SOUND AND VISION (2) is going well for a ten-year-old and must go in the exotics. SMART JAZZ (8) on a seven-day turnaround is another for wider trifectas and first fours.