Newcastle & Hunter Hall Of Famer Paul Perry, already with 27 winners in the first four months of the season, has a talented filly Bakerloo lining up in the final event at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting.

Regional racing greats Paul Perry and Sue Grills are primed to continue highly productive streaks into Friday’s Muswellbrook TAB meeting.

European import will relish the extra trip at Newcastle Saturday.

Newcastle Jockey Club's busy period of racing continues on Monday when the Beaumont Track hosts an eight-race program with the $40,000 TAB Cessnock Cup the feature event.

Leading Newcastle trainer Kris Lees believes Protagonist and Luncies will both run well for him in the Petaluma Hill Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, but he favours Protagonist as the horse more likely to succeed out of that pair and bookmakers agree with him.