Clear Thinking, a four-year-old mare bred by the late Queen Elizabeth II, makes her eagerly awaited debut at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting.

It’s the last chance for many to grab a berth in the Newhaven Park Country Championships Final and that includes imposing mare Melody Again ($11 on TAB).

Trainer Lyle Chandler will give promising mare Rapbidash at least two chances to earn a spot in the Newhaven Park Hunter & North West Country Championships but hopes she’ll need only one in Saturday’s TAB Highway (1200m) at Randwick.

Speedy local sprinter King’s Duty can provide Newcastle trainer Mark Minervini and his owners with a nice Christmas present by winning the Prince Of Merewether Midway Benchmark 64 Handicap (1150m) at the Newcastle Jockey Club's Boxing Day race meeting on the Beaumont Track.

Promising colt Gelatin can set the platform for a potential Group 1 tilt when he headlines Michael Freedman's strong hand at Kembla Grange on Saturday.