A review of the pick of the action from Cheltenham on Sunday.
Way to go in the opener
Get Out Of My Way brushed his rivals aside in the manner that his name suggests when finishing best of all in the mallardjewellers.com Maiden Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Having just been touched off on his hurdles debut at Perth last month, the son of Getaway built on that effort when going one better in the extended two-mile test under Jack Hogan.
It was another Cheltenham success for Hogan, who opened his account at the course at last month's Showcase Meeting.
It looked as though the race was set to be fought out between the prominently-ridden pair of Mourne Crystal and Lion Rose Sivola as the field headed down to the final flight.
However, the race changed complexion as Lion Rose Sivola parted company with Jonjo O’Neill junior, opening up the door for the Fergal O’Brien-trained gelding to make his move. And after sweeping past Mourne Crystal, the 100/30 chance, who is a half-brother to Grade Two winner Tripoli Flyer, kept on finding up the run-in before prevailing two and a half lengths.
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O’Brien said: “He is a lovely horse that won at Market Rasen last season. Paddy Brennan bought him, and he is a half-brother to Tripoli Flyer. We had big hopes for him at the beginning of the season, and it is nice when these sort of things happen. He has been an easy horse to train, and Jack was very good on him.
“He said the horse travelled through the race well so I’m delighted. He hadn’t run in an Irish point-to-point or anything like that, so he was a bit green, a bit raw and he was hanging a bit at Perth.
"Today was better for him as there was a bit more pace and plenty for him to aim at.
“We will go back and I will speak to the boys. Even before he crossed the line at Perth, Paddy Brennan texted me and said there is a maiden hurdle at the November meeting so put him in there. We were a bit worried about the ground, but the rain came for us.
“He would be one of the better novice hurdlers we have got.”
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