Owned by Lake Macquarie businessman Kevin Gordon, Lochinvar Art won the Chariots of Fire two weeks ago at Menangle to book a start in the Miracle Mile.

The victory in 1:50:1 took the four-year-old Modern Art entire's prizemoney past $500,000. He had run a track record 1:48:6 at Melton to win the group 1 4YO Bonanza on January 25 two starts earlier. The $29,000 yearling has three group 1 victories.

However, Gordon had no luck at the Miracle Mile draw with the David Moran-trained pacer, which will start on the second-widest gate in nine.

"It's all about the draw because if he gets the front, I doubt there's many horses who could run him down," Gordon said following the Chariots of Fire victory.

Despite the setback, Lochinvar Art was a $4.40 second elect with TAB for the grand circuit event.

The Craig Cross-trained King Of Swing was favourite at $3.30 from gate four after the five-year-old entire's victory in the group 1 qualifier last week in 1:49:6.

A GS White Socks was at $5 after drawing gate one.

The Kevin Pizzuto-trained Majordan, which gained a start with his track record-breaking Newcastle Mile win two weeks ago, has the widest gate in 10 and was an $11 hope.

Former Newcastle horse of the year The Black Prince was first emergency for the race. The Roy Roots jnr-trained pacer has gate six for the group 1 consolation race on the program.

At Newcastle Paceway on Friday night, visiting trainer Leon Jurd had an early double with Jake's Sportswriter and I'm Compliant.