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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.
Wed 20th Mar 2024
Naas Racecourse

Naas currently unfit for racing ahead of Sunday

11.20AM

Caught U Looking

Caught U Looking set to run in Guineas Trial

10.42AM

Tue 12th Mar 2024
Slade Steel (right) winning at Navan

My Cheltenham Festival Lucky 15

10.19AM

State Man and Paul Townend

Heavy ground at Cheltenham & Cross Country race in doubt

8.22AM

Fri 8th Mar 2024
The parade ring at Gowran Park

Gowran fit for racing on Saturday

9.21PM

Satono Chevalier (near side) and Shane Foley

Satono Chevalier is back on song at Dundalk

8.48PM

Highland King and Keithen Kennedy with winning connections

McConnell & Kennedy strike again with Highland King

8.26PM

Super Over (right) and Colin Keane

Keane doubles up on Super Over

8.02PM

Real Appeal and Ronan Whelan

Real Appeal bounces back to form after injury lay-off

7.31PM

Al Mudhaffar and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Al Mudhaffar goes one better at 1/3

7.05PM

Hurricane Helen and Colin Keane with winning connections

Hurricane Helen blows rivals away on the sand

6.25PM

Dandy Lichious and Robert Whearty

Dandy Lichious rewards support in the claimer

5.47PM

Winemaker (far side) beating My Girl Sioux

Winemaker follows up dropping down to sprint distance

5.15PM

War Correspondent and Dylan Browne McMonagle winning last month

Browne McMonagle the rider to follow at Dundalk this evening

11.58AM

Whiskeywealth is due to line-up in the feature at Gowran

Gowran still in doubt due to waterlogging

9.40AM

Sun 3rd Mar 2024
Jordan Gainford

Gainford stakes claim for ride on Hewick in Gold Cup

4.52PM

Sat 2nd Mar 2024
Jumping Jet and Danny Gilligan

Jumping Jet brings up Elliott treble & Gilligan double

5.43PM

Ash Tree Meadow and Sam Ewing

Ash Tree Meadow makes all in featured Webster Cup

5.00PM

Blood Destiny and Paul Townend

Blood Destiny impresses in Grade 3 Flyingbolt Novice Chase

4.39PM

Kinturk Kalanisi (right) and Kieren Buckley

Kinturk Kalanisi stays on well for Gibney & Buckley

4.08PM

Leopardstown Racecourse

Leopardstown Sunday goes ahead

3.29PM

Aodhan May (right) beating Chosen Diamond

Aodhan May brings up hat-trick for the Byrnes family

3.20PM

Instant Tendance (right) and Sam Ewing jumping the last

Instant Tendance gains deserved and poignant win

2.46PM

Charming Star (left) and Danny Gilligan

Charming Star lands the odds in Navan opener

2.15PM

A Piece Of Heaven winning at Dundalk

Royal Ascot target for A Piece Of Heaven

11.28AM

Leopardstown Racecourse

Leopardstown to inspect again this afternoon

8.32AM

Journey With Me reappears in the feature at Navan

Navan gets the green light following morning inspection

7.49AM

Mon 26th Feb 2024
A mud-splattered Now Is The Hour and Sean Flanagan at Haydock

Supplementary option for Now Is The Hour at the Festival

8.36AM

Fri 23rd Feb 2024
Gesture and Shane Foley

Gesture puts experience to good use in finale

7.49PM

Nibiru and Daniel King

Nibiru justifies good support by a whisker

7.29PM

Noble Crusade and Keithen Kennedy with a jubilant No More After Hours Syndicate

Noble Crusade continues on sharp upward curve

6.47PM

Collective Power and Sorcha Woods

Woods finds the gaps as Collective Powers home

6.28PM

Pascalia with Shane Kelly, Johnny Murtagh and the Brunabonne Syndicate

Murtagh & Kelly complete 44/1 double with Pascalia

5.43PM

Alexander John and Declan McDonogh

Positive tactics prove just the trick for Alexander John

5.15PM

Final Voyage and Shane Kelly

Final Voyage books ticket to All-Weather Championships

4.41PM

Pepper Noir and Gary Carroll

Pepper Noir gains deserved maiden win

4.06PM

Karl Des Tourelles (right) jumping the last with Barrier and and Pigeon House at Gowran Park

Karl Des Tourelles may head to spring Festivals if not sold

2.07PM

Barnahash Primrose (Ray Barron) winning at Limerick

Barnahash Primrose has Listed Fairyhouse target

11.31AM

Ferny Hollow (Paul Townend) winning at Leopardstown

Ferny Hollow 'in good form' ahead of Naas return

8.58AM

Mon 12th Feb 2024
No Flies On Him (Mark Walsh) winning at Leopardstown

No Flies On Him set to run at Punchestown this weekend

8.35AM

Fri 9th Feb 2024
Dreams Fled Away (nearside) and Colin Keane

Keane opens 2024 account to send punters home happy

7.57PM

Exquisite Acclaim (centre) and Adam Caffrey

Exquisite Acclaim leads home 1-2 for McGuinness

7.32PM

Gatsby Cap (cheek pieces) and Keithen Kennedy

McConnell full of praise for Kennedy after Gatsby Cap success

7.14PM

Arbaawi (No.5) and James Ryan

McCourt and Ryan double up with Arbaawi

6.44PM

Take Me To Church (Ronan Whelan) beating Sir Sagacious

Take Me To Church records another polytrack win

6.18PM

Tyson Fury and Daniel King

Royal Ascot on the agenda for Tyson Fury

5.39PM

Tarsus (Declan McDonogh) beating Harry's Bar

Market support proves spot on as Tarsus scores

5.13PM

Inishmot Prince with winning connections

Ninth course win for Inishmot Prince

4.34PM

Harry's Bar and Cian MacRedmond winning at Dundalk last year

McGuinness and Crawley look trainers to follow at Dundalk

9.28AM

Fri 2nd Feb 2024
Together Aclaim (No.14) and Keithen Kennedy

Together Aclaim brings up 83/1 double for McConnell

7.58PM

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