Brandy Hill harness racing trainer Sam Dimarco hopes reuniting Black Silhouette with Sydney driver Chris Geary at Newcastle International Paceway on Friday will help reinvigorate the four-year-old mare.
Black Silhouette has been unable in 2019 to recapture the form that saw her named best filly and three-year-old at the 2017-18 Newcastle Harness Racing Club awards in October.
She has placed three times in 10 races during the last two months, resuming on December 29 from a spell that began in July.
Four of Black Silhouette's eight wins last season came with Geary on board and Dimarco thought this move could provide the spark.
"Hopefully having Chris [Geary] on board and reuniting them might make a difference."
Black Silhouette, which drew barrier 10 in the first (1609 metres) at Newcastle, combined with Geary to win a Gold Bracelet (2260m) heat in Bathurst last year but finished seventh in the final.
Dimarco was successful at the same central NSW carnival in 2015 with two-year-old Shadow Runner claiming the group 1 Gold Crown (1730m).
He wants to taste victory out west again next month but with another runner Miss Serendipity.
After three trials, the untried two-year-old filly will race the eighth (1609m) at Newcastle with Geary in the gig and Dimarco's eyeing off the $100,000 Gold Tiara at Bathurst.
"Hopefully she [Miss Serendipity] can make a good impression," he said.
Geary has two other drives on Friday's card including Alabama Shakes, one of three for Roy Roots jnr in the fourth (1609m).
Roots jnr will then head to Menangle for Miracle Mile night on Saturday with Miss Streisand in the group 1 NSW Oaks (2400m) and The Black Prince in the listed Alabar Stakes (2400m).