‘Nice Christmas present’ for Mouse Morris as Get My Drift impresses at Leopardstown
JP McManus-owned winner shows plenty of promise.
Get My Drift got off the mark at the third attempt with a ready success in the ‘Join the tote.ie With A 10 Euro Risk Free Bet’ Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown. Third in his first two races over jumps, the Mouse Morris-trained four-year-old went two places better as he saw off 18 rivals in promising fashion. Micro Manage, the even-money favourite, made the running to the second-last flight where Hurricane Cliff and Get My Drift looked serious challengers. Jody McGarvey asked Get My Drift (9-2) for his effort and between the last two hurdles and soon put the race to bed. Gee Rex made good late headway to claim second place, two and a half lengths behind the winner. Micro Manage was three and three-quarter lengths away in third. “He’s a nice horse and he jumps well. The better ground was a help to him,” said Morris.“I was expecting to be second, but we’ll take everything. He ran well on bottomless ground last time. “We’ll look for a winners of one now. He’ll be better with another year under his belt. “That’s a nice Christmas present.”
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