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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 23rd Oct 2013
Diesel Ten is driven out by Pat Smullen

Diesel powers through the mud

5.04PM

Cristal Fashion provides Colin Keane with another winner

Cristal scores in decisive Fashion

4.51PM

Evason (partly hidden on far side) just beats Belisarius

Evason beats Bel in a thriller

3.47PM

More Questions and Leigh Roche beat City Of Culture

Questions finds the answers at Navan

3.29PM

Golden Amber strides clear for Billy Lee

Amber strikes Gold with stylish win

2.39PM

Lady Ultra and Rory Cleary

Lady is Ultra competitive in nursery

2.09PM

The going is now soft at Galway

Going updates

11.21AM

Tue 22nd Oct 2013
Ancient Sands (far side) holds off Stony Grey at Naas on Sunday

Sands to be aimed at Movember Handicap

2.30PM

Joanna Morgan

Morgan pair line-up in Navan feature

2.23PM

Orgilgo Bay (near side) jumping the last with Clarcam before scoring at Punchestown last week

Cheltenham target for Bay

2.18PM

Moran Gra (Ronan Whelan) winning the Irish Cambridgeshire

Moran Gra hurdling in the States

2.14PM

Navan hosts an eight-race Flat meeting tomorrow

Testing ground at Navan

10.01AM

Sat 19th Oct 2013
A Star Is Born (left) beats Al Murqab, with Diamond Daze in third

Important win for Star

6.10PM

Susiescot (near side) pips Morga to provide Tom Madden with his first winner

Socks the latest Madden to ride a winner

6.06PM

Greanta is ridden clear by Rory Cleary to take the nursery

Surprise win for Greanta

5.43PM

Rich Coast is driven clear by Niall McCullagh in the Listed Navigation Stakes

Coast adds to Murtagh joy

4.48PM

Go For Goal (Fran Berry) beats John Constable in the seven furlong maiden

Berry records first winner for Moyglare

4.28PM

Enter The Red (Leigh Roche) comfortably beats Future Earner (far side)

Red gets off the mark in style

3.47PM

Ben Dawson pictured with his first winner Candy Apples

Sweet victory for Dawson on Apples

3.14PM

Apache Gold strides clear to provide Damien Melia with his second winner this week

Melia strikes Gold again with Apache

2.46PM

Cork Racecourse in Mallow

Significant rain at Cork

9.55AM

Fri 18th Oct 2013
Total Reality (Joseph O'Brien) beating Settle For Red

Another treble for record-breaking O'Brien

9.21PM

Dot Love (left) pictured with owner Kieran Burke, assistant Ciaran Murphy and Joseph O'Brien

First juvenile winner for Love

7.03PM

Knock Stars (Declan McDonogh) lands the five-furlong sprint at Dundalk from Under Review (left)

Stars returns to form on the sand

6.19PM

Sun 13th Oct 2013
Heirloom (centre) stays on best for Joseph O'Brien to beat Sir Walter Scott (right)

Heirloom completes a Ballydoyle double

4.37PM

Balmont Mast and Johnny Murtagh take the Waterford Testimonial Stakes

Balmont warms up for bigger targets

3.50PM

Fri 11th Oct 2013
Ancient Sands is driven out by Pat Smullen to take the 1m4f handicap

Dual-purpose Sands on the mark again

9.34PM

At Boolavogue is driven out by Billy Lee

Boolavogue is all heart under top-weight

9.26PM

Colin Keane makes all on the Ger Lyons-trained Harmonic Note

Keane hits the right Note on Harmonic

8.55PM

Giovanni Boldini and Seamie Heffernan stride clear in the Listed Star Appeal Stakes

Boldini takes feature in a canter

8.27PM

Pit Stop (Conor Hoban) lands the 2yo maiden with Green Tag (third) also pictured

Pit Stop gets the checkered flag

6.55PM

Mon 30th Sep 2013
Sir Vincent (Ruby Walsh) jumps the last ahead of Thomond

Vincent opens chase account

6.14PM

Nina Carberry

Ange justifies favoritism in bumper

6.11PM

Gudnis Gracious Me (near side) jumps the last with The Lady Granuaile

Gudnis has bookies smiling

5.46PM

Darwins Fox and Andrew Lynch clear the last in the Grade 3 Kilbegnet EBF Novice Chase

Darwins Fox impressive in feature

5.16PM

Wyoyo (Luke Dempsey) beats Miss Ekaterina in the apprentice handicap

Progressive Wyoyo follows up

4.34PM

Timikar is driven clear by Declan McDonogh

Timikar continues Oxx revival

4.05PM

Captain Cullen (centre) scores for Colin and Gerry Keane

Keane swoops late on Dad Gerry's Cullen

3.37PM

Intensical (2nd left) just holds off Vector Force (right) with John Constable in-between

Intensical just holds on in opener

3.10PM

Avenue Gabriel (far side) just gets the better of Ballybacka Queen (near side) in the Flame Of Tara Stakes

Gabriel to go down Oaks Avenue

11.43AM

Shining Emerald (Chris Hayes) sprints clear of Guerre

Killavullan still the plan for exciting Emerald

11.05AM

The Real Article (Barry Geraghty) in winning action at Listowel

Exciting mixed card at Roscommon

10.08AM

Fri 27th Sep 2013
Shalaman (Leigh Roche) beating the partly-hidden Fairylike

Shalaman regains the winning thread

9.44PM

He's No Saint (Fergal Lynch) scores in impressive fashion

Saint delivers in style

7.12PM

Persian Caliph (far side) just gets the better of Sign From Heaven

Persian edges a thriller

6.20PM

Sun 15th Sep 2013
Toormore storms clear under Richard Hughes

Commanding performance from Toormore

5.42PM

Tylery Wonder (Billy Lee) beating Pierre d'Or

Tylery is a Wonderful result for layers

3.46PM

Tue 10th Sep 2013
Fourni just holds on from Shesafoxylady (right)

Mangan seen to great effect on Fourni

7.37PM

Ballylibert (Philip Enright) leads Tory Hill Lad over the last

Ballylibert in a thriller

7.27PM

Rebel Fitz and Barry Geraghty in full flow

Fitz routs rivals to complete four-timer

7.15PM

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