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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 17th Aug 2025
Tullyveery Lad and Donagh Meyler

Tullyveery Lad finishes strongly to take Tramore feature

5.12PM

Cobra Queen and Darragh O'Keeffe

De Bromhead and O'Keeffe double up with Cobra Queen

4.46PM

Full Of Life and Darragh O'Keeffe

Full Of Life readily lands the odds

4.14PM

The grey Surviving Murmansk (right) and Harry Sexton

Surviving Murmansk finally makes the breakthrough on 40th start

3.46PM

Migdam and Kieren Buckley

Migdam settles well over hurdles to score for the Buckleys

3.09PM

Tramore Racecourse

Final day of the Tramore Festival meeting

9.41AM

Hotazhell (near side) and Shane Foley

Harrington reports Hotazhell in good form after American trip

9.07AM

Sat 16th Aug 2025
Queen Of Mougins and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Browne McMonagle completes 124/1 treble on Queen Of Mougins

4.37PM

Zahrann and Ben Coen

Zahrann could be Champion material after Royal Whip success

4.16PM

Fri 15th Aug 2025
Tramore Racecourse

Dundalk afternoon card followed by Tramore jumps this evening

9.25AM

Vespertilio and Billy Lee

McCreery outlines plans for smart fillies

8.48AM

Louiescall (Teagan Padgett) winning at Leopardstown

Lartigue Hurdle under consideration for Louiescall

8.28AM

Thu 14th Aug 2025
Elana Osario (right) and Colin Keane

Elana Osario completes big race double for Twomey in Give Thanks

8.07PM

Precise and Jack Cleary

Precise steps up from debut to score in good style

7.09PM

Sat 9th Aug 2025
Sarahmae and Keithen Kennedy (blue cap)

Progressive Sarahmae takes sprint handicap at 14/1

5.05PM

True Love and Ryan Moore winning the Queen Mary Stakes

O'Brien relies on True Love as Gstaad misses Group 1 test

9.25AM

Dance Night Andday and Ronan Whelan

Dance delayed until next Thursday

8.55AM

Fri 8th Aug 2025
Small Town Hero and Conor Stone-Walsh

Small Town Hero continues winning streak for new connections

7.29PM

Mercury Mission and Calum Hogan with winning connections

Mercury on a Mission in Wexford feature

6.03PM

Thu 7th Aug 2025
Altimara and Donagh O'Connor

Altimara comes good off topweight for O'Sullivan and O'Connor

8.22PM

Johan and Ronan Whelan

Johan records first Group 3 win in the Desmond Stakes

7.08PM

Wed 6th Aug 2025
Undefeatable and Wesley Joyce

Undefeatable finally lives up to his name

7.52PM

Felix Somary (far side) and Ronan Whelan

Felix Somary makes winning debut

6.24PM

Mon 4th Aug 2025
Star Mind and Nicola Burns

Star Mind flies home under Burns in division 2

4.11PM

Annie Lavinia and Sorcha Woods

Sorcha and Annie team up for sprint success

3.20PM

Sun 3rd Aug 2025
Willie Mullins is leading trainer at the Galway Festival for a tenth time

Crowds and betting figures both show a healthy rise at Galway

6.05PM

Thu 31st Jul 2025
Frankie John (left) and Harry Swan

Frankie John adds to point win in the bumper

6.44PM

Glenroyal and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Glenroyal another well backed fav for winning connections

6.12PM

Strong Link (left) and Donagh Meyler

Silver lining for Meyler as Link proves too Strong

5.51PM

Ndaawi (centre) and Helvic Dream (right) jumping the last

Ndaawi gains dramatic Galway Hurdle in stewards room

5.23PM

Which Wolf Wins and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Wolf bites bookies in the nursery

4.32PM

Tropical Island (far side) and Luke McAteer

Tropical Island records 40/1 shock in Listed Corrib Stakes

4.05PM

Genuine Article and Seamie Heffernan

Genuine Article rewards patience of connections

3.33PM

Gold Dancer jumping the last in third place

Gold Dancer proves too strong for favoured stablemate

2.45PM

Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy team up with Ndaawi

Elliott hoping for further big race success at Ballybrit

8.47AM

Sun 20th Jul 2025
Carmers has the Doncaster St Leger has main target

Carmers has St Leger as main target

2.35PM

Fri 18th Jul 2025
Copacabana Sands (left) and Wayne Lordan winning at Leopardstown

Trip to France on the agenda for Copacabana Sands

9.51AM

Solitary Man has won four times at Killarney

Killarney July meeting draws to a close this afternoon

9.26AM

Thu 17th Jul 2025
Onemoredance and Rory Mulligan

Onemoredance continues to flourish over nine

8.15PM

Electric Beauty (right) and Wesley Joyce

'Work in progress' Electric Beauty is learning on the job

6.51PM

Tue 15th Jul 2025
Royal Hollow (left) and Adam Ryan

Next stop Ballybrit for Royal Hollow

8.52PM

Lord Erskine and Ronan Whelan

'Dream horse' Lord Erskine continues to thrive

8.17PM

Elana Osario edges out the grey Annie's Angel

Keane doubles up on Elana Osario in day two feature

7.56PM

Zipster (No.4) and Darragh O'Sullivan

Zipster leads where it matters to open Irish account

7.27PM

Closutton still has work to do as Walks The Talk leads

Closutton scores on debut for team Mullins

5.55PM

Shania and Gavin Ryan (green) break from stalls

Shania holds on to land odds of 8/15

5.41PM

Woodstream Lad and Calum Hogan

Change of tactics just the tonic for Woodstream Lad

4.45PM

Georgia Celena and Ben Harvey

Georgia Celena continues McConnell's winning run

4.19PM

Kamikaz Du Plessis (centre) and Finn Brickley

Kamikaz Du Plessis records second win this month

3.48PM

Persian Daughter and Sean Cleary-Farrell

Persian Daughter powers home to land the odds

3.24PM

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