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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 2nd Feb 2012
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

Quietly Fancied and Roger Quinlan are clear at the last

Quietly takes advantage of favourite's exit

3.05PM

Banjaxed Girl and Robert Power take a fall at halfway in the Grade 3 Mares Novice Chase

Russell scores again on Knockfierna

2.36PM

Apt Approach (right) just leads Follow The Plan over the last in the Grade 2 Kinloch Brae Chase

Apt shows gritty Approach to land Kinloch Brae

2.05PM

Folsom Blue on his way to an easy win under Davy Russell

Folsom gives rivals the Blues

1.54PM

Alpha Ridge finishing second to Last Instalment at Galway

Alpha Ridge suffers heart attack on gallops

1.36PM

Racing away from the stands at Naas

Going update

11.33AM

Follow The Plan (left) and Roberto Goldback battle it out in the Kinloch Brae Chase last year

Plan bids for Kinloch Brae repeat

8.23AM

Sat 14th Jan 2012
Barry Geraghty, in action at Kempton

Kempton finally gets go ahead

11.25AM

Ut De Sivola, hot favourite for the featured juvenile hurdle

Punchestown passes inspection

7.50AM

Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Perfect Gentleman wins the bumper under Patrick Mullins

Gentleman completes Mullins treble

4.16PM

Jack Absolute (left) and Davy Russell with eventual third Last Time D'Albain

Russell doubles up on Jack

4.05PM

Belle Brook (Davy Russell) sprawls badly on landing at the last

Dramatic win for Belle Brook

3.41PM

Ballyburke and David Casey jumping the last clear of Kildare Blowin

Ballyburke repays patient approach

2.37PM

Simenon and Ruby Walsh fly the last for a very easy success

Simenon proves way too strong

2.08PM

Final Approach (Ruby Walsh) jumps the last for an easy win

Approach easily lands the odds

1.35PM

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