Four starts later Josh Turnbull's McArdle gelding now has a pair of wins to his name, and last week he came up just a few feet shy of making it three victories in a row.

He has a tough assignment off the back row in this Wednesday night's Barkers Butchery Pace (1,730 metres) at Bathurst Paceway but his trainer is just happy to see him living up to his potential.

Turnbull said the breakthrough success last month was a long time coming.

"I always thought he had the ability but he went off for about three or four runs there. He seems to be back racing at his potential now," he said.

"I thought he could do it. I'm really happy with him at the moment."

In his two wins Itsallaboutned had the lead at the bell but that's not on the agenda for this Wednesday night.

The start from the inside of the back row gives the four-year-old little to no hope of being among the front runners.

Peter-Trevor Jones' Burns Bay is likely to start favourite as he takes a significant step back in grade and gets a favourable draw from gate two.

Steve Turnbull's lightly raced two-year-old Warrawee Drinking makes his return from a spell and after a respectable start to his career he has to be considered as a chance, despite testing himself against older competition.

It's far from an impossible proposition for Itsallaboutned but Turnbull believes luck will need to come his brother Nathan's way in the gig.

"I see him probably being three [back] on the fence. Peter Trevor-Jones' horse, in the two, is taking a step back in grade this week and last time they met he was too good for him. I feel like it will be the same story this time again," he said.

"I hope he can be around three on the fence and then get a split late that can let him come home over the top but that two will be strong."

Itsallaboutned came up just short of making it three straight wins when he finished half a metre shy of Headline Hunter at Bathurst last week.

Prior to that he scored a comfortable 10 metre victory and his maiden success was in a hard fought battle with race favourite Thirsty Sportsman.

Back row starts haven't been kind to Itsallaboutned in his career to date.

He did manage to score a runner-up finish in May from the back row but he's now facing tougher competition these days than he did in that maiden event.

Itsallaboutned will be Josh Turnbull's only runner of the night.

The race is the fifth on the card, starting 7.10pm.

Wednesday night's eight race meeting starts 5.09pm.