Track Heavy 9/10 and rail true:

Kris Lees will send out a four-strong team in a bid to continue his recent dominance of the Newcastle Stakes.

Connections of hopefuls in the Group 3 John McGrath Auto Group Black Opal Stakes (1200m) & Listed TAB Canberra Cup (2000m) learned their barrier fate at a live draw beside Lake Burley Griffen in Canberra on Wednesday.

Novacastrian trainer Kris Lees will have four Rosehill runners split across two races.

Kris Lees may have had weight of numbers on his side but he feels an element of pressure when it comes to the $500,000 Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championships Final (1400m) so there was a sense of relief when Spangler handed the Newcastle trainer a fifth win in the series.