Tom Ison tips more to come for Indasky after Newcastle win

Ison combined with former boss and Central Mangrove trainer Roy Roots jnr for a hat-trick on the program before finishing with a victory for Mark Callaghan on Sky Diamond.

Pitch Perfect, Indasky and Betterthanfederer were Roots' winners.

Indasky was perhaps the most impressive, taking out race one with a late surge despite breaking on the home turn as Ison looked for clear running.

The three-year-old, which raced behind leader and favourite Cyclone Milly, found an inside run to win by 2.6 metres in a time of 1:56:3 for the mile.

Indasky had a hat-trick of wins at Newcastle in March before a break. He returned with four unplaced runs, three of which were at Newcastle, before bouncing back on Friday night.

"He goes really nice that horse and I thought he was my best chance actually, but I nearly blew it," Ison said.

"There's a bit of future for him I think."

Ison was surprised with the win of seven-year-old Pitch Perfect, which followed then ran down favourite Swell Time late to snatch a half-head victory.

"They've all been going well, but I thought Pitch Perfect was good," Ison said.

"Him beating Swell Time kind of surprised me. I like that horse, Swell Time, I think it's got a bit of a future."

Sky Diamond was his most dominant winner, putting 33.2m on the field. The haul took Ison to 506 career wins.

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