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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Getoutwhenyoucan bounces back to his best

Thu 17th Mar 2016, 16:51

Getoutwhenyoucan and Jody McGarvey(right) win as Pivot Bridge crashes outGetoutwhenyoucan and Jody McGarvey(right) win as Pivot Bridge crashes out
© Photo Healy Racing

Getoutwhenyoucan bounced back his best to win the Micheal O’Murchadha Memorial Rated Hurdle under Jody McGarvey for Austin Leahy and owner JP McManus.

A four time winner for Charlie Swan back in 2014, the seven-year-old son of Beneficial had been out of form of late and was last seen finishing tenth to Rathpatrick at Punchestown in January.

Sent off a 7/1 chance today and wearing cheekpieces for the first time he raced mainly in third before hitting the front as they turned into the straight.

He was ridden away from the second last and kept up the gallop from there, going on to score by a length and a quarter. Prickly (11/2) kept on well from rear to finish second under Stephen Gray for Edward O’Grady, while Pivot Bridge fell at the second last when still in contention. Champagne James was sent off the 7/4 favourite and he finished third under Shane Shortall for Ted Walsh.

Austin Leahy, who recently celebrated his 69th birthday, said afterwards: "The first time cheekpieces helped to sharpen him and he travelled well.

"I don't what the plan is, maybe another one of those. There is a slightly possibility he might go back over fences.

"He was a good horse a few years ago, going from 90 to 129 in the handicap."

About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.