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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.
Sat 20th Jul 2024

You Got To Me takes Irish Oaks crown

3.03PM

Lion roars for O'Brien at the Curragh

2.30PM

Fri 19th Jul 2024
Leaving the parade ring at Killarney

Killarney Festival concludes over jumps plus Flat action at Down Royal

9.35AM

Last year's winning rider Mark Zahra with the Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup arrives at Naas on August 5

8.58AM

Sun 14th Jul 2024
Real Appeal winning under lights at Dundalk

Real Appeal likely to step up in trip for the Meld Stakes

12.34PM

The Katy Brown-trained Petrol Head

Petrol Head could bid for hat-trick at Galway

10.59AM

Caught U Looking

Caught U Looking 'blooming' ahead of Irish Oaks bid

8.24AM

Fri 12th Jul 2024
Smiling Bess (nearside) and Jody McGarvey

Prendergast Smiling after Bess scores over hurdles

5.56PM

Slim Marvel and Philip Donovan

Slim gains a Marvellous win in Kilbeggan opener

5.16PM

Mousey Brown (right) and Paddy O'Hanlon winning at Kilbeggan last month

McLoughlin bids to land another Midlands National with Mousey Brown

8.15AM

Sun 7th Jul 2024
La Vita Nova and Ronan Whelan

Progressive La Vita Nova appreciates step up in trip

4.57PM

Flight Of Fancy and Wayne Lordan

Flight Of Fancy completes quick double for connections

3.36PM

Fri 5th Jul 2024
Slieve Bearnagh and Josh Halford

Josh Halford seen to great effect on Slieve Bearnagh

6.17PM

If Any Man Can (far side) and Liam Quinlan

If Any Man Can impresses from the front on Rules debut

5.22PM

Thu 4th Jul 2024
Clodders Dream and Sam Ewing

Clodders Dream scores for Elliott and Ewing

8.20PM

Secrecies Of Stone (centre) and Sean O'Keeffe jumping the last

Secrecies Of Stone gains reward for his consistency

7.52PM

Wed 3rd Jul 2024
Porta Fortuna set to return to Newmarket next

Porta Fortuna set to bid for Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket

6.08PM

Tue 2nd Jul 2024
May Call You Back (right) and Brian Hayes

May Call You Back opens account on first start for Mullins

3.33PM

Good As Hell and Niall Moore

Course specialist Good As Hell strikes again

2.56PM

Bowmore (far side) and Rachael Blackmore jumping the last

Bowmore makes winning start over fences

2.19PM

Jumping action at Tipperary

Jumping returns at Tipperary and Listed action at Roscommon

8.51AM

Fri 21st Jun 2024
Wesley Joyce celebrates his double

Joyce records 57/1 double as Blue Wood also makes all

8.39PM

Red Heel and Wesley Joyce

Emotions run high as Joyce scores again on Red Heel

8.14PM

Iowntheball (left) and Gary Halpin

Iowntheball strikes for veteran Curragh trainer

7.33PM

Keke (No.2) and Billy Lee

Lee completes Down Royal treble on Keke

7.04PM

Comein Comein (nearside) and Gavin Ryan

Comein Comein leads the way in Down Royal sprint

6.44PM

She's Quality and Billy Lee

Davison and Lee double up with She's Quality

6.10PM

Shamrock Breeze and Billy Lee

Shamrock Breeze blows away rivals in Down Royal opener

5.35PM

Opera Singer (Ryan Moore) winning the Prix Marcel Boussac

Opera Singer heads another strong Ballydoyle team at Royal Ascot

9.00AM

Wed 19th Jun 2024
Auguste Rodin (Ryan Moore) winning at Santa Anita

Strong Irish challenge on day two at Royal Ascot

9.23AM

Mon 17th Jun 2024
Dairy Force and Finny Maguire

Maguire takes the plaudits as Dairy proves a Force over hurdles

6.37PM

Instant Tendance and Kevin Sexton

Sexton continues winning run with odds-on cruise in opener

5.37PM

Fri 14th Jun 2024
Sixpack (2nd from left) and Shane Kelly

Sixpack continues on an upward curve up in trip

8.17PM

Universally and Niall McCullagh

Universally again shows his liking for Fairyhouse

6.17PM

Sat 8th Jun 2024
Gaelic Des Chastys (nearside) and Conor McNamara

McNamaras strike with new acquisition

5.09PM

Marronstown and Alex Harvey

Marronstown stretches clear in style on better ground

3.26PM

Mon 3rd Jun 2024
Nostringsattached (near side) and Robbie Colgan

Nostringsattached continues on an upward curve

3.59PM

Raw Ability and Shane Foley

Raw Ability records 40/1 shock on debut

2.51PM

Sun 2nd Jun 2024
Sea Music (left) and Donagh Meyler

Sea Music takes well to fences at Kilbeggan

4.50PM

Paggane (right) joins Littlebiggie at the last

Townend makes one chance count with Paggane at Kilbeggan

3.15PM

Sun 26th May 2024
City Of Troy and Aidan O Brien have the Epsom Derby as principal target next month

City Of Troy and Ylang Ylang pleasing O'Brien ahead of Epsom

1.23PM

Tue 21st May 2024
Cork Racecourse

Flat and jumping action today with an unsettled weather forecast

8.36AM

Mon 20th May 2024
Al Riffa

O'Brien plots American adventure for Al Riffa

3.55PM

Rogue Millennium

Big-money buy Rogue Millennium to make Headquarters return

3.51PM

Cowardofthecounty being sent to Coventry by O'Brien

12.32PM

Fri 17th May 2024
Bardenstown Lad and Keith Donoghue

Bardenstown Lad completes 467/1 treble for Donoghue in feature

7.49PM

If You Let Me and Keith Donoghue

If You Let Me cruises to victory on hurdle debut

5.32PM

Thu 16th May 2024
Flicker Of Hope (left) and Tingarran Express at the last

Flicker Of Hope rewards support at Clonmel

7.28PM

Natural Look (nearside) and Shane Fitzgerald

Natural Look is claimed after gaining fourth win

5.49PM

Limerick Racecourse

Testing conditions in prospect at Limerick

9.52AM

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