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In-form local trainers are well represented at the Gosford meeting on Thursday, led by some promising runners from the Greg McFarlane and Tony Newing stables.

The McFarlane stable boasts an incredible nine winners from his last 24 runners, striking at an impressive 37%.

His acceptors include Flash Stinger but he will wait until the last minute to decide whether to race at Gosford or take the recent Tamowrth winner to Port Macquarie on Friday.

Tony Newing is also ticking along nicely with five winners from his past 20 starters, striking healthily at 25%.

He has a strong hand in the Tooheys Benchmark 64 over 1600m with Rock Sonic and last-start winner Cherry Princess.

Both horses have surprisingly never raced on their home track.

Kylie Gavenlock is another local trainer having a great run of late with five winners from her past 25 runners striking at 20%

She has Lights of Como entered in the De Bortoli 4YO and Up Maiden Plate over 1600m with the five-year-old Alamosa mare third-up following some handy recent efforts at Tuncurry and Scone.

Grant Allard has Trust The Boss in Race 6 and has been very patient with the five-year-old Trusting gelding who only had his first race start early last month.

Allard will look to continue his solid start to the season having posted two winners from only nine runners in September.