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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 6th Jul 2019
Year Of The Tiger (Donnacha O'Brien) strides clear for an impressive win

Year Of The Tiger impresses in Naas opener

2.23PM

Fri 5th Jul 2019
Peregrine Run (left) jumps past Mill Quest at the last

Peregrine Run completes four-timer in Wexford feature

9.31PM

Perfect Leader (left) and Iamastartoo battle it out over the last

Danny & Mags bag another win with Perfect Leader

9.21PM

Sun 23rd Jun 2019
Galeola wins well under Robbie Colgan

Galeola follows up with some style

5.58PM

Kangaroo Valley and Donnacha O'Brien win easily

Kangaroo Valley bounds home at Tipp

5.23PM

Killourney makes virtually all under Billy Lee

Killourney makes it a 159/1 Tipp treble for McCreery

4.44PM

Memyselfandmoi and Billy Lee win convincingly

McCreery completes 39/1 double with Memyselfandmoi

4.18PM

Cityman and Ben Coen win the BetVictor Handicap at Tipperary

Slattery & Coen double up with Cityman in feature

3.50PM

Sweetest Taboo (Nathan Crosse) beating Wild Bob Cat

McCreery and Crosse on the mark again

3.16PM

Kurpany wins well under Ben Coen

Kurpany scores in fine style on debut

2.39PM

Sun 16th Jun 2019
Olympic Honour holds off Engles Rock

Olympic Honour gains deserved win for Nicholson

6.09PM

Whatharm makes all under Conor Hoban

Whatharm justifies strong support for in-form Flynn

4.41PM

Ahlan Bil Zain (right) and Ronan Whelan win the feature at Gowran Park

Halford and Whelan team up for 44/1 plus Gowran double

3.46PM

Fri 14th Jun 2019
Jake Peter strides clear for Ben Coen

Jake Peter keeps up the good work for McNulty

9.30PM

Black Magic Woman (Gary Halpin) beating Nebo

Black Magic Woman continues to progress for Davison

8.18PM

She's My Dream wins under Ross Coakley

Coakley completes 58/1 double at Fairyhouse

7.46PM

Fri 7th Jun 2019
Cool Colonnade (Paul Townend)

Cool Colonnade makes smooth transition to fences

8.53PM

Something Sweet (near side) and Sean O'Keeffe jump the last alongside Trans Wood

Sweet victory for McGrath at Clonmel

8.19PM

Sun 2nd Jun 2019
Robin De Carlow and Paul Townend on the way to winning the beginners chase at Kilbeggan

Carlow makes smooth transition to fences

6.12PM

Dasmyhoss and Davy Russell lead over the last

Dasmyhoss completes a good week for McNamara

5.59PM

Thu 30th May 2019
Make A Challenge scores from the front under Joey Sheridan

Sheridan seen to good effect on Make A Challenge

8.28PM

Klute (left) and Shane Foley make all to beat Cosmic Horizon (right)

Klute takes control from the front at Fairyhouse

7.53PM

Fri 24th May 2019
Jassaar and Andrew Slattery winning the TRM Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap

Jassaar books Royal Ascot ticket with valuable win

7.35PM

Viadera (Colin Keane) beating Lady Wannabe (right) and Leagan Gaeilge

Viadera completes quick double for connections

6.53PM

Fri 17th May 2019
Hayley Turner is hoisted aloft by members of the Blackrock Racing Syndicate

Turner takes Microsoft Cup for enthusiastic syndicate

9.10PM

Twilight Payment (right) beating Falcon Eight

Twilight Payment lands the Saval Beg

8.38PM

Mon 13th May 2019
Lake Takapuna (left) and Iknowwhereiamnow in the air together at the last

Lake Takapuna completes Weld double at Roscommon

9.00PM

Tipitena (Billy Lee) beating Royal Illusion (right) and Hazel Bay

Tipitena takes fillies maiden for McCreery & Lee

7.59PM

Sat 11th May 2019
Macgiloney and Denis Hogan win The Examiner Maiden Hurdle at Cork

Macgiloney swoops late for in-form Hogan

6.10PM

Sunrise Lady and Ricky Doyle are well clear at the last

Sunrise Lady comes home clear in mares' maiden

4.27PM

Mon 6th May 2019
Verhoyen (Billy Lee) just getting the better of Cruella Dovil

Lee completes 370/1 treble on Verhoyen

6.42PM

Happen (right) beating Dan's Dream and Rionach (left)

Happen swoops late in a dramatic Athasi

5.48PM

Sat 4th May 2019
Ruby Walsh retires after winning the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup on the Willie Mullins-trained Kemboy

The facts and figures of Punchestown 2019

7.18PM

Fri 3rd May 2019
Longhouse Poet (centre) strikes the front off the home turn

Longhouse Poet looks nice prospect for Brassil

8.39PM

Gardens Of Babylon (right) leads Notebook over the last

Gardens Of Babylon gains deserved win

8.07PM

Caid Du Berlais and Will Biddick are clear at the last

Caid Du Berlais repeats hunter chase romp

7.39PM

Reserve Tank leads Sams Profile at the final flight

Reserve Tank records another Grade 1 win

7.01PM

Buveur D'Air and Davy Russell

Buveur D'Air bounces back for super sub Russell

6.42PM

Moyhenna makes all for Denis Hogan

Hogan enjoys big win as Moyhenna makes all

6.23PM

Real Steel and Paul Townend

Real Steel gives Mullins & Townend another Festival win

5.23PM

Flirting Lesa and Niall Redmond

Flirting Lesa justifies support for Hayes & Redmond

4.37PM

Sun 28th Apr 2019
Derek Fox, trainer Mark McNiff (2nd from left) and owner Liam Kelly (left) pictured with Pump Road

Fox records 25/1 shock on Pump Road

6.14PM

Mon Storm jumps the last in third before going on to beat Galuppi

Mon Storm provides welcome cheer for Wilson

4.19PM

Sun 21st Apr 2019
Impact Factor (Robbie Power) clearing the last

Impact Factor takes a dramatic

5.42PM

Roxboro Road (Mark Walsh) is clear at the last

Roxboro Road provides connections with quick double

4.27PM

Fri 19th Apr 2019
Fairyhouse Racecourse

Going updates

8.57AM

Sun 7th Apr 2019
The TFC Syndicate pictured after winning the Huntington's Disease Association Mares Handicap Hurdle

Iknowwhereiamnow records 25/1 shock for Dempseys

5.47PM

Discordantly (Robbie Power) just getting the better of La Tektor (far side)

Discordantly opens his account in tight finish

5.33PM

Sun 24th Mar 2019
Never No More strides clear under Donnacha O'Brien

Never No More takes the Madrid Handicap in fine style

4.23PM

Solar Wave completes a big price double for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning

Bolger and Manning complete 356/1 double with Solar Wave

3.21PM

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