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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.
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

Placere & Nina Carberry were very easy winners of the Ladies Derby

Fourth Derby win for Nina

4.22PM

John Gosden

Nathaniel in good fettle after King George

3.50PM

Tue 17th Jul 2012
Pat Smullen, 5/4 favourite to be champion

Flat jockey's championship hotting up

8.02PM

Fri 13th Jul 2012
Andy Slattery

Slattery pair withdrawn after horsebox drama

5.23PM

No racing at Tipperary tomorrow

Tipperary cancelled

11.57AM

Tipperary to inspect at noon today

Tipperary to inspect at noon

8.56AM

Wed 11th Jul 2012
Ballyhoura (right) challenges Uponthe Hoof (centre) at the last

Bally in the swing to deny Hoof

3.44PM

Spring Hawk (no. 2) challenges Cheyenne Girl at the last

Hawk Springs to victory at Wexford

2.42PM

Tue 10th Jul 2012
The Group 3 Brownstown Stakes will be run at Naas tomorrow

Brownstown Stakes switched to Naas

9.51AM

Fairyhouse cancelled due to waterlogging

Fairyhouse cancelled

7.52AM

Sun 8th Jul 2012
Victrix Gale and Paul Townend in full flight

Gale blows rivals away in Plate Trial

6.44PM

Larry Mulvany, son of trainer Michael, leads in First Impressions

First makes a big Impression

4.17PM

Sat 7th Jul 2012
Day two of the July Festival goes ahead

Bellewstown passes inspection

7.55AM

Tue 3rd Jul 2012
Fairyhouse on next Tuesday afternoon

Fairyhouse rescheduled for next Tuesday

5.22PM

Sat 30th Jun 2012
Camelot will face just four rivals in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

Monarch out, Camelot in!

3.23PM

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