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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.
Sun 9th Sep 2018
Chief Justice and Davy Russell lead at the last

Chief Justice settles in quickly with Elliott

2.40PM

A packed betting ring at the Listowel Festival

3mm of rain overnight at Listowel

8.47AM

Fri 7th Sep 2018
Full Cry (left) and Hugh Morgan jump the last alongside Freewheelin Dylan

Morgan earns praise on Full Cry

8.36PM

Brex Drago and Brien Kane jump to the front at the last

Brex Drago lands gamble in Kilbeggan feature

8.25PM

Fri 31st Aug 2018
Vocal Music and William Byrne complete a double for trainer Jim Bolger

Vocal Music completes 87/1 Bolger double

7.06PM

Cardini lands the Premier Nursery under Donnacha O'Brien

Cardini comes good in Premier Nursey

6.21PM

Fri 24th Aug 2018
Abbey Magic (left) and Its All Guesswork jump the last together

Blackmore & de Bromhead complete Magic double

9.02PM

Sir Benford Wales and Rachael Blackmore

Sir Benford Wales makes all to upset hot favourite

8.42PM

Sun 19th Aug 2018
Backsheesh and Jody Townend are well clear of their rivals

Mullins full of praise for Townend after bumper win

5.53PM

Bellgrove goes one better 12 months on under Davy Russell

Bellgrove goes one better in Heinz Pollmeier

5.32PM

Mill Quest and Jack Kennedy readily win the feature at Tramore

Mill Quest makes it 4 wins in 6 weeks for Elliott

4.59PM

Dawn In The Park and Shane Shortall winning the mares beginners chase

Dawn In The Park makes all for Shortall

4.31PM

Getareason (Ruby Walsh) wins easily at Tramore

Walsh & Mullins double up at Tramore

3.44PM

Moonball and Ger Fox are clear at the last

Moonball scores for Cromwell and Fox

3.16PM

Karl Der Grosse and Ruby Walsh clear the last

Karl leads home 1-2 for Mullins

2.36PM

Racing past the stands at Tramore Racecourse

Tramore remains good for day four of the Festival

9.37AM

Fri 17th Aug 2018
Namazee (Ben Coen) draws clear to beat Little Camacho

Namazee rewards support in apprentice handicap

9.09PM

Geological (Ronan Whelan) beating St Brelades Bay and Spanish Tenor

Bargain buy Geological does it again for English

7.37PM

Sat 11th Aug 2018
Sizzling (centre) breaks from stalls in the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes

Sizzling lands the Give Thanks Stakes at Cork

5.07PM

Stormy Belle (near side) beating Soffia

Stormy Belle repeats fillies handicap win at Cork

4.23PM

Thu 9th Aug 2018
Ice Cold In Alex beating Sirjack Thomas

Ice Cold In Alex warms punters

9.13PM

Centroid and Declan McDonogh pictured on their way to victory

Enable's half-brother off to winning start

7.32PM

Mon 6th Aug 2018
St Brelades Bay strides clear under Colm O'Donoghue

Bay brings up 88/1 Bank Holiday treble for Harrington

5.39PM

Tough Spirit (far side) beating Julienne

Spirit proves tough on third maiden start

4.34PM

Sun 5th Aug 2018
Galway Racecourse

Attendance and betting both down at Galway this week

6.57PM

Thu 12th Jul 2018
Lucius Tiberius (near side) and Donnacha O'Brien just beating the partly hidden Mawaany and Aussie Valentine

O'Brien completes treble on the day in valuable handicap

9.30PM

Lethal Power (Shane Foley) beating Theobald

Murtagh has the power at Leopardstown

8.54PM

Mon 9th Jul 2018
Kalaxana and Chris Hayes winning the Listed Lenebane Stakes

Kalaxana completes hat-trick in Lenebane Stakes

9.29PM

Regem easily wins the finale for Gary Halpin

Halpin rides out claim on Regem

9.23PM

Conclusion (left) beating Raphael

O'Brien doubles up on Conclusion to go one ahead

9.19PM

Hypnotic Force wins for Colin Keane

Hypnotic Force comes good on reappearance

8.05PM

Button Popper (near side) and Alan Persse beating Bouquet Garni

Button Popper records 25/1 shock under Persse

7.36PM

My Silver Nails and Gary Carroll

Mulvany strikes again with My Silver Nails

7.06PM

Christmas wins easily under Donnacha O'Brien

Christmas comes early at Roscommon

6.14PM

Sun 8th Jul 2018
Baba Boom comes home strongly on the stands' side rail under Ross Coakley

Baba Boom continues to progress

5.32PM

Caesar's Comet (right) beating A Likely Story

Caesar's Comet wins on Irish debut

4.57PM

Sat 7th Jul 2018
Power Drive (near side) and Declan McDonogh beating Eos

Power Drive records shock win on handicap debut

7.05PM

Night Of Power (Colm O'Donoghue) beating Sheila's Hope

O'Donoghue doubles up with Night Of Power

5.49PM

The Eddie Lynam-trained Soffia winning under Robbie Downey

Soffia completes hat-trick in featured fillies handicap

5.18PM

Tom Cleary pictured with his wife Kathleen and son Rory after the victory of Landline

Cleary continues good run with Landline

4.32PM

Sparkle'n'joy pictured with Colm O'Donoghue and the It's All About The Girls Syndicate

Sparkle provides plenty of joy for Harrington/O'Donoghue

3.58PM

Most Gifted beating stablemate Full Moon

Beggy scores on Most Gifted

3.13PM

Chicago May and Ronan Whelan take the opener at Naas

De Bromhead introduces useful juvenile winner

2.46PM

Fri 6th Jul 2018
Hugh Morgan pictured after riding his first winner on Babbling Stream at Bellewstown

Morgan gets off the mark on Stream in feature

9.29PM

Amthaal (Donnacha O'Brien) beating View The Bay

O'Brien brothers strike again with Amthaal

6.35PM

Sat 30th Jun 2018
Latrobe just gets the better of Rostropovich (far side) and Saxon Warrior

O'Brien brothers take historic Derby with Latrobe

7.01PM

Van Beethoven (Ryan Moore) beating Marie's Diamond

Lucky 13 for O'Brien with Van Beethoven in Railway Stakes

5.15PM

Petticoat (William Buick) beating Most Gifted

Petticoat has her rivals covered at the Curragh

4.51PM

I'm So Fancy and Colm O'Donoghue winning the Celebration Stakes

I'm So Fancy has another Curragh Listed Celebration

4.03PM

Fleet Review (near side) just pips stablemate Intelligence Cross

O'Brien & Moore double up with Fleet Review

3.25PM

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