PRIOR to Saturday night Mitch Turnbull was already enjoying one of his best seasons in the gig, but it got even better when he took the reins of Courtsinsession at Menangle Park.
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He steered the six-year-old gelding to victory as a $9 chance in the Group 3 Macarthur FC Pace (1,609 metres).
Two weeks after Turnbull guided Courtinsession to victory in the Group 3 Lazarus At Yirribee Free For All as a $21 outsider, he again got the job done for his father-trainer Steve Turnbull.
Despite a tricky barrier 11 draw and doing a power of work three wide early on, Courtinsession beat home stablemate Joes Star Of Mia - the $2.40 favourite driven by Mitch Turnbull's sister Amanda - by a short half head in a blistering 1:50.5 mile rate.
That took Turnbull's tally of winners for the season to 53 - four of those being at metropolitan tracks - and has him on target for his best ever season in the gig. His best run thus far came in 2016-17 when he steered 64 victors.
