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Articles By Alan Magee

Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.
Thu 3rd Apr 2025
Jamada (left) and Alan O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan delighted to team up with Queally as Jamada lands bumper

5.54PM

Cian Quirke and Harry Kelly

Kelly & Quirke double up as Kiln Time records 40/1 surprise

5.33PM

In For The Night (left) and Aidan Kelly

Kelly gets plenty of plaudits on In For The Night

4.55PM

Party President and Adam Leahy, led in by his parents David and Imelda

Leahy partners first winner on tricky President

4.35PM

Shuffle The Deck and Jody McGarvey

Shuffle The Deck is back on song at Naas

3.50PM

Fiver Friday (left) and Liam McKenna

Friday makes it Five career wins on hurdle debut

3.26PM

Black Heather and Cian Quirke

Black Heather runs rivals ragged on hurdle debut

2.49PM

Zoffman (nearside) and Donagh Meyler

Dual-purpose Zoffman opens hurdle account

2.22PM

Lossiemouth (Paul Townend) winning at Cheltenham

Lossiemouth heads big Irish challenge on day one at Aintree

9.06AM

Mon 31st Mar 2025
Kortez Bay and Robbie Colgan are greeted by John Lavery

Kortez Bay has Leopardstown Listed option

10.30AM

Commanche Brave (nearside) battling it out with Henri Matisse and Arizona Blaze

Royal Ascot plan for Commanche Brave

8.43AM

Sun 30th Mar 2025
Brains and Shane Foley

Foley doubles up as bookies do their Brains in the finale

6.05PM

Dark Viper (2nd right) and Shane Foley

Dark Viper rewards patience with elusive win

5.26PM

Serious Contender and Ryan Moore (purple/white colours)

Serious Contender brings up treble for O'Brien & Moore

5.01PM

Delacroix and Ryan Moore

Delacrois stakes his Derby claim in the Ballysax

4.39PM

Swelter and Chris Hayes

Swelter looks another hot prospect for Weld

4.06PM

Henri Matisse (centre) and Ryan Moore

Henri Matisse in the Guineas mix after winning return

3.29PM

Tarima and Chris Hayes

Tarima upholds family honour with taking maiden triumph

1.57PM

Bucanero Fuerte (Kevin Stott) winning the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes

Bucanero Fuerte back in training following fertility issues

9.29AM

Delacroix and Ryan Moore winning at the Curragh

Ballysax Stakes preview

9.10AM

Arizona Blaze (David Egan) winning easily at Dundalk

Arizona Blaze on a fact-finding mission at Leopardstown

8.46AM

Fri 28th Mar 2025
Flier and Gary Carroll

Flier finally lives up to her name in the nightcap

8.56PM

Woodshaw Whisper and Colin Keane

Keane 4-timer & Lyons treble as Whisper collects

8.33PM

Mallavelly and Colin Keane

Mallavelly brings up Keane's treble on Irish debut

7.59PM

Lady Iman and Colin Keane

Lady Iman gets sire Starman off the mark in style

7.42PM

Billie Frechette (far side) and Colin Keane

Dual-purpose Billie Frechette opens her account

7.18PM

Circles and Luke McAteer

Circles runs rings around her rivals

6.47PM

Notforalongtime with winning connections

Notforalongtime takes the claimer in runaway fashion

6.16PM

Rocky's Diamond (No.8) and Shane Fitzgerald in action at Gowran

Queally's Diamond may head to Punchestown

9.16AM

Thu 27th Mar 2025
Sunny South West and Adam Ryan

Sunny South West shines in the Clonmel bumper

6.47PM

Tingarran Express and Simon Torrens

Fortune favours Express in incident-packed division two

6.16PM

Volez Vous and Ben Kennedy

Volez Vous scores again for Deacon and Kennedy

5.54PM

Rachel's Secret and Philip Donovan

Rachel's Secret records a decisive victory

5.32PM

Pour One More and Richie Deegan (red, white armlet) with Rockonliam (right) hanging out

Pour One More lands some wagers on hurdle debut

5.09PM

Ik's Man and John Shinnick

O'Brien strikes again in Careys Castle Handicap Chase

4.38PM

Lombron and Paul Townend

Townend successfully switches to Lombron

4.15PM

Flidais (centre) and Sean O'Keeffe

Flidais opens chase account at 14/1

3.28PM

Rath Gaul Boy and Paul Townend

Domestic action returns with a jumping card at Clonmel

9.08AM

Sat 22nd Mar 2025
Burrows Drive (Finny Maguire) stretches clear

Burrows Drive takes bumper in runaway fashion

6.09PM

Jay Pee M (nearside) and John Shinnick

Shinnick earns his fee as Jay Pee M scores again

5.31PM

Canal End and Mark Walsh

Canal End gives Fahey a welcome boost in Navan feature

5.04PM

Autoportrait (left) and Darragh O'Keeffe

Autoportrait finally gets his turn over hurdles

4.28PM

Cardcounter (right) and Danny Gilligan

Cardcounter digs deep for gutsy novice win

3.54PM

Amanha and Paddy O'Hanlon

Amanha scores for McLoughlin & O'Hanlon

3.16PM

Le Grand Peinture and Jack Gilligan

Le Grand Peinture opens account in impressive fashion

2.49PM

Eastern Legend and Keith Donoghue

Bolger back in the winner's enclosure over jumps

2.14PM

Verdant Place (Simon Torrens) winning at Navan last month

Navan National Hunt card takes centre stage

9.35AM

Wed 19th Mar 2025
Hotazhell (Shane Foley) beating Delacroix at Doncaster

Harrington happy with both her Guineas contenders

10.27AM

Sat 15th Mar 2025
Tim Toe and David Doyle

Tim Toe looks a useful prospect on debut

5.55PM

Born Bright and James Smith

Undercooked Born Bright burns off her rivals

5.22PM

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