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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 Jun 2013
Levanto (right) drifts across the track but just holds on from Zarkiyr

Ground proves just right for Levanto

5.54PM

Majenta (left) proves too strong for Maggie Dalton

Majenta stays well to justify support

5.14PM

Trading Leather and Kevin Manning storm clear

Trading is Irish Derby bound

4.21PM

Regal Power (cheek-pieces) scores under Declan McDonogh

Regal has the Power

3.48PM

Royal Empress strides clear under Wayne Lordan

Empress appreciates fast ground

3.35PM

Freedom Square (Kevin Manning) takes the juvenile maiden at the Curragh

Freedom puts experience to good use

3.05PM

Zand opens his account at Leopardstown last autumn

Exciting feature in prospect at the Curragh

9.30AM

Mon 27th May 2013
Carrow Queen (centre) holds off Miss Mardan (right)

O'Brien's team up with Carrow Queen

9.02PM

Norah Starr and Denis Hogan are clear over the last

Starr shines with embarrassing ease

8.40PM

Call Me Bubbles is driven out on the run-in by Ruby Walsh

Ruby rides winner on momentous day

8.16PM

Totally Couture and Davy Condon

Couture is tailor made for Condon & Elliott

7.49PM

Mutiska (Sam James) goes clear to beat Little Green

Mutiska records shock win for patient James

7.16PM

Salhooda is driven out by Pat Smullen

Salhooda justifies prohibitive odds

6.41PM

King Of The Romans strides clear for Joseph O'Brien

Romans is King at the ninth attempt

6.01PM

Testing ground has led to plenty of non-runners at Ballinrobe

Plenty of non-runners at Ballinrobe

12.11PM

Ruby Walsh pictured with wife Gillian

Walsh hot favourite to regain title

11.36AM

Racing down the back straight at Ballinrobe

Further overnight rain at Ballinrobe

8.35AM

Sat 11th May 2013
Champagne Fever (right) jumps the last in the William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle

Champagne on ice until the autumn

3.44PM

Sun 5th May 2013
Harry Smyth and Adrian Heskin discuss Personal Shopper's win

Shopper is a Personal favourite with bookies

6.19PM

Kilcarry Bridge (Rob Jones) scores in fine style

Bridge makes all for clearcut win

4.34PM

Fri 3rd May 2013
Caoimhe's Delight and Adrian Heskin at the last at Kilbeggan

More Delight for O'Brien with Caoimhe

7.50PM

Alelchi Inois clears the last at Kilbeggan

Alelchi makes full use of opportunity

6.17PM

Wed 1st May 2013
Pay Day Kitten (left) and Pat Smullen just get the better of Kingdom

Triple Pay Day for Smullen on Kitten

9.06PM

Clara Bel La stays on well for Pat Smullen

Clara justifies support on handicap debut

8.30PM

Dubai Deer (left) gets the better of Victory Song and Agreement (right)

Deer wins despite the ground

7.56PM

Hurricane Sky (Fran Berry) heads Daigreen in the closing stages

Hurricane blows in again under a penalty

7.30PM

Freewheel asserts for Joseph O'Brien

Freewheel toughs it out on debut

6.48PM

Line Drummer strides clear for Joseph O'Brien

Drummer impresses on return to Tipp

6.21PM

Stuccodor (left) is driven up by Pat Smullen to beat Fiesolana

Stuccodor completes five-timer

5.37PM

Aidan O'Brien, plenty of fancied runners at Tipperary today

Heavy conditions at Tipperary

9.12AM

Racing returns at Tipperary this evening

New look Tipp opens its gates for 2013

8.43AM

Sun 28th Apr 2013
Ger Lyons

Lyons provides shock winner in finale

6.06PM

An Saincheann is well clear of her rivals in the fillies maiden

Saincheann impressive on reappearance

5.38PM

Caponata is driven out by Pat Smullen to beat We'll Go Walking

Caponata takes feature for Weld/Smullen

5.12PM

Lucky Kitten quickens clear for Pat Smullen

Blinkers do the trick for Kitten

4.29PM

Benalex Park scores for Connor King

Park justifies good support

4.04PM

Hurricane Sky finishes strongly under Fran Berry

Sky blows over rivals

3.27PM

Ondeafears (second left) challenges late between horses for Shane Foley

Last to first for Ondeafears

2.50PM

Tobann strides clear for Kevin Manning

Tobann suddenly shows improvement

2.27PM

The record-breaking Willie Mullins

Mullins continues to break records

10.00AM

Packed stands at the Punchestown Festival

Punchestown 5-day crowd exceeds 100,000

9.18AM

Fri 19th Apr 2013
Garron Crest (yellow/blue stars) wins under Pa King

Cahill opens account with Crest

8.12PM

Hillman (nearside) and Mr BB battle it out

Hillman in a thriller

7.40PM

Dick Dundee throws a fine leap under Mikey Doran

Dundee jumps his way to success

7.14PM

Ballyreesode and John Cullen

Welcome change of fortune for O'Neill

6.40PM

Barneys Honour is left clear as Six Stone Ned falls at the last

Mangan rides out 7lb claim

6.06PM

Robbie Power explains how he did it to connections afterwards

Fitz finally gets it right

5.36PM

Not For You (Davy Russell) clears the last

Century up for Russell

5.06PM

Lady Boulea (centre) leads the way in the opener at Wexford

Boulea has her day

4.42PM

Waterlogged ground the problem at Navan

Navan cancelled & rescheduled

1.18PM

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