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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.
Thu 4th Oct 2012
Gowran Park

Decent ground at Gowran

8.23AM

Mon 1st Oct 2012
Racing at Roscommon will go ahead today

Roscommon goes ahead

9.18AM

Sun 30th Sep 2012
To The Sky and Colin Keane are clear in the closing stages

Keane gets Sky to settle

5.19PM

Magical Dream (centre) wins the Group 3 C L Weld Park Stakes

Dream result for the O'Briens in Weld race

4.12PM

Johnny Murtagh looks over at the big screen as he comes home clear aboard Viztoria

Regal performance by Viztoria in Blenheim

3.06PM

Hamilton off

1.58PM

Mon 24th Sep 2012
Salacious Sally in full flight at Fairyhouse

Sally romps home at Fairyhouse

6.54PM

Three Sea Captains, near side, gets up to win at Fairyhouse

Captain sails home for big race win

6.02PM

Love Is The Key in front at Fairyhouse

A Love worth waiting for

4.34PM

Fri 21st Sep 2012
Listowel goes ahead, although conditions will again be very testing

Ladies Day will go ahead at Listowel

10.08AM

Racing at Listowel today is in some doubt

Further rain at Listowel

8.11AM

Thu 20th Sep 2012
Flat races cancelled at Listowel on Saturday

Change to Saturday programme

6.21PM

Listowel bookies turnover down 36 per cent

Big drop in Listowel betting

6.14PM

Mon 17th Sep 2012
Listowel Racecourse

Betting down on day 2 at Listowel

6.08PM

Sun 16th Sep 2012
Tote aggregate up nearly 40% at Listowel today

Betting holds up well on day 1

5.57PM

Fri 14th Sep 2012
Blue Cannon and Conor Hoban winning the Ulster Cesarewitch

Cannon blows away the bookies

7.36PM

Annie Go and Colin Keane take the apprentice handicap

Annie goes all the way to number 1

7.07PM

Jonathan Killahena aboard Hide The Evidence

Killahena goes close on return from injury

6.56PM

Honour And Obey (No.9) and Shane Foley

Foley doubles up on Honour And Obey

6.31PM

Elusive Express (left) keeps on best for Chris Hayes

Elusive win for the Express

6.01PM

Thumbs up from Emmet McNamara after riding out his claim aboard Angela's Dream in the nursery

Dream winner as McNamara rides out claim

5.35PM

Fromajacktoaking with connections in the winners enclosure

Jack is now a King

5.08PM

Quinine (right) gets up to beat Abstraction (black/orange)

Quinine makes use of her experience

4.42PM

Aidan O'Brien

O'Brien hopeful of Leger double

9.00AM

Duncan & Jukebox Jury dead-heating in the St Leger last year

Going update

8.14AM

Wed 12th Sep 2012
Galway ground improving after a dry day

Galway ground continues to dry out

3.27PM

Tue 4th Sep 2012
Diamond Pro (nearside) gets up for Ben Curtis in a tight finish

Diamond gets a Pro ride from Curtis

4.56PM

Crystal Kangaroo and Chris Hayes are clear in the closing stages

Crystal bounces away from rivals

3.14PM

Third-placed Euphrasia is checked as Purple (orange disc) goes on to win

Purple comes good at ninth attempt

2.41PM

Fri 31st Aug 2012
House Rules (Davy Russell) is spring-heeled at the final fence

House Rules in beginners chase

6.52PM

Primroseandblue (left) and Lean Times jump the last together

Mullins family in bloom with Primrose

6.15PM

Fri 17th Aug 2012
Tramore Racecourse

Tramore cancelled again

8.39AM

Thu 16th Aug 2012
Camelot strides clear of Fame And Glory in a preracing workout

Camelot works impressively at Leopardstown

4.31PM

A scene from the parade ring at Tramore

Tramore inspect for Friday

8.36AM

Wed 15th Aug 2012
Gowran Park off due to waterlogging

Gowran cancelled

10.39AM

Gowran Park in doubt

Gowran to inspect

9.58AM

Sun 12th Aug 2012
Johnny Murtagh

Murtagh fractures cheekbone

5.55PM

Stones Peak and Ronan Whelan combine for a third win this year

Peak performance by Stones in fillies handicap

5.15PM

My Special J's (nearside) holds on to beat Harasiya

Special win for Shanahan

3.54PM

Thu 9th Aug 2012
King Ali (Tony Kelly) on the far side just edges out Cavite Beta

Ali is the King for Kellys in Sligo feature

8.17PM

Top Madam (Paul Townend) beating Dara Tango at sunny Sligo

Townend is on Top at Sligo

6.33PM

Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Rain hit the attendance at Galway

Galway figures

8.25PM

Wed 1st Aug 2012
Showers dampened betting ring turnover

Galway day three figures

7.50PM

Daffern Seal winning at the Galway Festival last year

Daffern Seal out of Plate

12.58PM

Blackstairmountain favourite for Galway Plate

Soft conditions for the Plate

8.17AM

Mon 30th Jul 2012
Galway Festival gets underway at 4pm today

Ground continues to dry as Festival begins

8.26AM

Thu 26th Jul 2012
Waltzing Cat approaches the line with a clear lead under Marc Monaghan

Cat dances in for promising apprentice

8.25PM

Fairy Wing and Fran Berry are clear in the 7f handicap

Fairy flies home to please punters

7.45PM

Afonso De Sousa eases to victory under Joseph O'Brien

Afonso scores in runaway fashion

6.13PM

Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Zariyna (Shane Foley) completes a double on the day for the Aga Khan and trainer Michael Halford

Doubles for Halford & Aga Khan

5.16PM

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