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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 4th Mar 2023
We Got This (2nd right) and Paddy O'Brien

We Got This a 100/1 shocker for local trainer

3.19PM

Media Naranja just leads Grappa Nonino over the last

Weld strikes over hurdles with Grappa Nonino

2.35PM

Sir Allen (nearside) jumping the last upsides Morning Soldier at Naas

Slattery to break new ground with first Cheltenham runner

11.06AM

Flame Bearer (Paul Townend) winning at Fairyhouse

Flame Bearer odds on for Flyingbolt with Hollow Games absent

9.35AM

Fri 3rd Mar 2023
Distillate (red/black) wins for Cian MacRedmond

Distillate pips Knockmore Prince in a nightcap thriller

9.22PM

Might And Mercy (No.7) beating Free Solo

Might And Mercy strikes for Meade and Keane

8.48PM

Cairo and Ryan Moore

Cairo has Dubai in his sights after Patton Stakes win

8.20PM

Tabuk (right) and Gary Carroll

Cromwell continues to fire in the winners with Tabuk

7.46PM

Turf Range and Danny Gilligan

Turf Range puts up a career best for Broad

7.10PM

Khadaash and Alex Harvey

Stamina test suits Khadaash on the sand

6.50PM

Almendares wins under Andrew Slattery

Almendares scores in style for the Slatterys

6.11PM

Inflection Point and Bill Lee

Claimer king McAuley gets quick return on Inflection Point

5.29PM

Danny Mullins is held shoulder high by members of the Flooring Porter Syndicate at Cheltenham last year

Flooring Porter on target for Stayers hat-trick bid

8.59AM

Sat 25th Feb 2023
Down Memory Lane and Derek O'Connor

Impressive Down Memory Lane completes quick Elliott double

5.35PM

Ballykeel and Corey McGivern lead over the last

McGivern seen to good effect aboard Ballykeel

5.06PM

Happy Dreams (right) beating Wee Charlie

Happy Dreams edges out Wee Charlie in a thriller

3.54PM

L'yser (left) just leads Cadatharla over the last

L'yser provides Connell & O'Sullivan with further success

3.15PM

Volantis (right) and Keith Donoghue

Volantis benefits from patient Donoghue ride

2.41PM

Zenta and Paul Townend

Zenta books Cheltenham ticket despite a few scares

2.09PM

Real Appeal (right) winning at Dundalk last month

Real Appeal has twin targets at Leopardstown

10.27AM

Fri 24th Feb 2023
Okita Soushi (right) beating stablemate San Andreas

Okita Soushi keeps the winners rolling for O'Brien at Dundalk

8.04PM

Deluca Chop (far side) coming with a winning run under Dean Curran

O'Leary brings down the curtain with a winner

7.46PM

Harmony Rose wins for Bill Lee

Harmony Rose regains the winning thread

7.18PM

Circles and Seamie Heffernan with winning connections

Circles now has the winning habit for McCann and Heffernan

6.54PM

Maid To Shine and Jack Kearney

Kearney on the mark again aboard Maid To Shine

6.32PM

Mulgrave (centre) and Donagh O'Connor

Mulgrave continues to defy the handicapper at Dundalk

5.59PM

Miss Caruso and Ronan Whelan

Miss Caruso provides McGuinness with another winner on the sand

5.29PM

Jaafel (Daniel King) beating Notforalongtime

Jaafel justifies strong support in claimer

4.46PM

Jaafel (near side) and Daniel King winning a tight finish at Dundalk

Hogan and King fancied to be among the winners at Dundalk

9.57AM

Mon 20th Feb 2023
Shartash (far side) beating Blackbeard in the Railway Stakes

Shartash to be aimed at Commonwealth Cup

3.54PM

Ladies Church and Ben Coen

Murtagh pleased with Ladies Church ahead of Al Quoz

1.38PM

Mahler Mission and Ben Harvey

Mahler Mission heads McConnell Cheltenham raiding party

9.25AM

Thu 5th Jan 2023
Monkfish and Paul Townend

Monkfish an 'optimistic' Gold Cup entry

7.49PM

Mon 2nd Jan 2023
Eric McNamara with his son Conor

Irish National on the agenda for Real Steel

11.13AM

A Plus Tard and Rachael Blackmore

A Plus Tard 'much better' after injury scare

8.46AM

Sun 1st Jan 2023
Scarlet And Dove and Bryan Cooper

Scarlet And Dove flies home in Mares Chase feature

3.52PM

Kashi (centre) and Donagh Meyler

Kashi goes one better at Fairyhouse a year on

2.17PM

Sat 31st Dec 2022
Saint Sam and Paul Townend

Saint Sam impresses from the front on return to hurdles

3.40PM

Thu 29th Dec 2022
Alpesh Amin (nearside) jumps into the lead at the last

McNamaras add to Christmas haul with Alpesh Amin

3.32PM

No Looking Back (Phillip Enright) leads over the last

No Looking Back upsets Brazil in Grade 2 feature

2.34PM

Wed 28th Dec 2022
Conflated and Jack Kennedy

Conflated stamps his class in Savills Chase

3.49PM

Sam's Choice (No.1) and Jack Kennedy

Sam's Choice comes good under topweight

1.36PM

Mon 26th Dec 2022
Final Orders and Keith Donoghue jumping the last

Final Orders brings up four-timer in style

3.59PM

Georgie Benson pictured with her mother Ger

Tullypole Annie provides Benson with landmark 33/1 win

3.18PM

Dark Raven (left) and Paul Townend

Dark Raven returns with decisive hurdle win

1.44PM

Down Royal Racecourse

Down Royal goes ahead following precautionary inspection

8.19AM

Sat 24th Dec 2022
Home By The Lee (left) and Bob Olinger jumping the last at Navan

Home By The Lee in great shape ahead of Christmas Hurdle

9.09AM

Fri 23rd Dec 2022
Leopardstown Racecourse

Going updates for the Christmas Festival meetings

9.29AM

Wed 21st Dec 2022
Marine Nationale (right) winning at Fairyhouse

O'Sullivan will be back for Christmas after Thurles fall

10.46AM

Mon 12th Dec 2022
La Tulipe Noire beating Den Of Iniquity

La Tulipe Noire records 14/1 win at foggy Dundalk

3.50PM

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