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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 9th Feb 2012
Liz Lalor pictured with her Dad (Dick) and Mum (Ann) after the win of Carrigeen Lechuga

Lalor returns with a winner

3.14PM

Shootin The Breeze and Andrew McNamara assert at the final fence

Breeze shoots down rivals

2.26PM

Quarryvale and Paddy Mangan are clear at the last

Mangan's team up with Quarryvale

1.56PM

Final Approach (Ruby Walsh) being led in after winning the County Hurdle

Johnson rides Approach in Betfair Hurdle

11.57AM

Bostons Angel

Angel to wear cheek pieces

11.42AM

Synchronised winning the Lexus Chase

Synchronised out of Hennessy

11.05AM

Frost covers have been deployed at Newbury

Latest update on British jump racing

10.59AM

Willie Mullins, plenty of fancied runners at Thurles this afternoon

Thurles escapes worst of the weather

8.45AM

Oscar Whisky beating Thousand Stars at Aintree

Whisky set to rule World

8.36AM

Blue Bunting (no.3) just gets up to win the Darley Irish Oaks

Bunting retired to paddocks

8.18AM

Sun 5th Feb 2012
Snow has caused Kempton to be called off

Kempton and Musselburgh off

12.20PM

Sat 4th Feb 2012
Oscar Whiskey, winning at Aintree, was due to run at Ffos Las this afternoon

Ffos Las is frozen off

8.15AM

Fairyhouse Racecourse

Fairyhouse still in some doubt

8.06AM

Fri 3rd Feb 2012
Racing action at Dundalk

Ladbrokes bet at Dundalk

5.49PM

Thu 2nd Feb 2012
Willie and Patrick Mullins teamed up for a double

Georg boosts Festival claims

5.28PM

Odonimee and Sean Flanagan easily win the beginners chase

Odonimee runs rivals ragged

4.42PM

Leanne takes a fence behind Trafford Lad (no.4) and the partly-hidden The Midnight Club

Leanne edges out Lad as Club disappoints

4.10PM

Immediate Response is greeted back in the winner's enclosure by a happy syndicate of owners

Mullins gets an Immediate Response

3.39PM

Davy Russell and Conor O'Dwyer (right) pictured after the success of Folsom Blue in the featured novice hurdle

Folsom impresses in Clonmel feature

3.08PM

Dressedtothenines throws a fine jump at the last

Improving Nines causes upset

2.40PM

Alf Wright clears the last under Barry Geraghty

Alf proves all Right in the opener

2.02PM

Eddie O'Connell

O'Connell to see specialist tomorrow

1.13PM

Jimmy Mangan

Tallow's the place for future talent

9.30AM

Clonmel Racecourse

No problems at Clonmel

9.18AM

Mon 30th Jan 2012
Fairyhouse is currently unraceable

Unsettled weather forecast this week

11.30AM

Sun 29th Jan 2012
Eddie O'Connell

O'Connell awaits extent of damage

5.24PM

Betting down at Leopardstown

Leopardstown betting down sharply

4.58PM

Hurricane Fly winning last year's BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle

Ground eases at Leopardstown

8.48AM

Fri 27th Jan 2012
BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle favourite Hurricane Fly

Little change in conditions at Leopardstown

12.27PM

Thu 26th Jan 2012
Moscow Mannon easily wins the bumper under Declan Lavery

Moscow may take Cheltenham option

4.46PM

Gentle Alice leads Tiernan's Terror over the last

Alice is far from Gentle on rivals

4.25PM

On His Own and David Casey clear the last to win the Thyestes

Mullins and Casey make Thyestes their Own

3.52PM

Snow Spell and Tom Treacy return to the parade ring

Snow comes good in style

3.22PM

Hidden Cyclone winning at Leopardstown

Cyclone in savage form

2.59PM

Concrete And Clay clears the last for Matty Bowes

O'Brien on the mark over hurdles

2.29PM

Zaidpour leads Voler La Vedette away from the last

Zaidpour takes tactical affair

2.15PM

Burrenbridge Lodge (centre), One Cool Shabra (left) and Gorgeous Sixty battle it out at the final flight

Lodge takes dramatic opener

1.34PM

Joseph O'Brien winning the Breeders Cup Turf on St Nicholas Abbey

O'Brien hoping weight will stabilise

12.01PM

Siegemaster leads over the last to win the 2011 Thyestes Chase

Further rain at Gowran

9.03AM

Paul Nolan, trains Adams Island

Early market moves

8.48AM

Sat 21st Jan 2012
Our Vinnie (Robbie McNamara) right beats The Crafty Butcher

Vinnie edges a thriller in the bumper

4.32PM

Winning rider Andrew Leigh

Light Leads the way

3.51PM

Pass The Hat (right) and Barry Cash beating Black Mac

Hat's off to Moore's gelding

3.23PM

Midnight Game and Davy Russell win easily

Midnight adds further strength to Mullins team

2.45PM

Runners in the Grade 2 novice chase jump the first fence with the winner Medical Card left

Medical Card upsets rivals in feature

2.14PM

Mikael D'Haguenet and Paul Townend clear the last in style

Mikael justifies prohibitive odds

1.33PM

Marasonnien and Paul Townend survive a mistake at the last

Marasonnien lands the odds

1.13PM

Thu 19th Jan 2012
Merchant Royal gets away with a mistake at the final fence

Merchant completes hat-trick

4.47PM

Prince Of Forwards jumps the last to provide trainer Pat Hughes with a welcome winner in the 2m6f handicap hurdle

Hughes ends very lean spell

4.27PM

Winning connections Brian Hayes and Tom Taaffe

Argocat records decisive win

3.56PM

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