The great Keith McDeed exploded back into the winners list at Newcastle yesterday, breaking a more than a 2-year drought by winning the prestigious TAB Venue Mode HRNSW Guaranteed 2yo Maiden Pace, a race that in the past has been won by legends of the crushed of the compacted granite dust circuit such as Whatshisname, Hewasnogoodbro N, Dudewherethehellrweagain USA, Paleface Goslowandthengo slower, Mynextstartwasattheknackery (Fr), and the well performed Irish import Boatie Boatie IRE.