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Greg Miles discusses challenge of calling Newmarket Handicap and memorable editions he called

RSN927 AARON’S LEAP INTO HISTORY May 5, 2021 3:05 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor As jumps hero Steve Pateman was being bumped around back in the field and Clayton Douglas was on the ground with ripped britches after being bumped off, it was up to a first-timer to perfectly navigate the steeplechase course at Warrnambool today. Aaron Mitchell had never ridden the tricky course because he’d never ridden in a steeplechase, or a hurdle race, before today. The 24-year-old’s impeccable di...