Michael Mitchell the Awapuni Hurdles MagicianRace Images My Magician and Michael Mitchell marginally in front of Ngario and Mathew Gillies at the last in the Awapuni Hurdles, an advantage they held to the line. He has been struggling a little this winter but he caste his spell in the Awapuni Hurdles on Saturday. Riding the locally-trained My Magician for Gary Vile, Mitchell did everything asked of him to get his mount home first in the $50,000 prestige jumping race. Thatz David, remarkably having his fifth start in the Awapuni Hurdles, rallied gallantly to finish one and a-quarter lengths further back in third with a big margin to fourth placed Boy. "It was a good tough win and maybe we will go on to the Wellington Hurdles next."

Source: Stuff June 18, 2016 02:48 UTC