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Articles By Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.
Mon 19th Aug 2019
Cyrus Dallin and Alan Glynn pictured on their way to victory

Cyrus defies top-weight under 'hard working' Glynn

7.16PM

Angel's Amy is pushed out by Gary Carroll

Amy gets a deserved win to her name

6.49PM

Helvic Dream and Chris Hayes pictured on their way to victory

Helvic has Meade dreaming of Foran Equine Final

6.16PM

Sherpa leads home Maker Of Kings

Sherpa climbs to the top at Roscommon

5.39PM

Thu 15th Aug 2019
Poker D'ainay jumps a hurdle early on in the contest

Mullins doubles-up with easy-to-back Poker

8.58PM

Zoffalee clears the last under Dillon Maxwell

Zoffalee lands another feature race

7.50PM

Mon 12th Aug 2019
Druim Samhraidh is pushed out by Jamie Codd

Druim delights Dunne

9.34PM

Bridge Native (eventual fourth) leads Sizing Malbay over the last

Malbay makes the breakthrough

9.15PM

Le Hachette jumps the last under Darragh O'Keeffe

Le Hachette lands gamble in style

8.20PM

Zoffalee and Dillon Maxwell pictured on their way to victory

Zoffalee takes the feature for Maxwell & McNamara

7.49PM

Alfred Wegener and Conor McNamara pictured on their way to victory

Alfred makes all for father and son team

7.18PM

Clear Left jumps the last under Paddy Kennedy

Ryder & Kennedy strike with Clear Left

6.36PM

For Everyone (inside) leads Global Freedom over the last

For Everyone springs surprise in Ballinrobe opener

6.12PM

Fri 26th Jul 2019
Love The Melody has all her rivals off the bridle as she leads into the straight

Love The Melody makes all in Wexford finale

9.24PM

Arch Melody survives this error at the last before going on to score under Sean O'Keeffe

Melody follows-up in style

8.48PM

Mon 22nd Jul 2019
Itsalonglongroad is ridden out by Ross Coakley to beat Convara

Coakley & McConnell on the mark with Itsalonglongroad

9.39PM

Formula One is ridden out by Shane Foley

Formula One comes from last to first under Foley

9.23PM

Molly Kaye and Ben Coen pictured on their way to victory

Delight for Duffy as Molly gets her turn

8.06PM

Turnberry Isle powers home under Donnacha O'Brien

Turnberry provides Donnacha with birthday success

7.46PM

Ideal Pal and Nathan Crosse lead home Insane Bolt

Friendless Pal brings up the hat-trick

7.09PM

Mater Matatu (inside) is ridden out by Kevin Manning to beat Scorched Earth

Mater makes the breakthrough

6.35PM

Dream Point is ridden out by Colin Keane

McNamara & Keane land Dream gamble

6.00PM

Mon 15th Jul 2019
Robin De Carlow jumps the last under David Mullins

Easy for Robin as she leads home Mullins 1, 2, 3

9.28PM

Joseph O'Brien trainer of Commandant

Commandant makes all in first time cheekpieces

8.54PM

Lakemilan (nearest) jumps the last alongside Das Mooser

Lakemilan lands another valuable Killarney prize

7.49PM

Shared Ambition is airborne as he leads home Pythion

Ambition has 'big future' after Killarney success

7.13PM

Saint Or Sinner (right) stays on best to beat Mystery Stowaway and Coosan Belle (red & black)

Saint just prevails under Codd for Elliott

6.46PM

Chesapeake Shores leads home her rivals under Chris Hayes

Chesapeake makes all in Killarney opener

6.25PM

Canadian Steel jumps the last under Conor Orr

Canadian goes a few places better 24 hours on

6.09PM

Happy Lad clears the last under Adam Short

Finegan & Short are Happy lads after Downpatrick win

5.32PM

Peaches And Cream races away from the last under Jonathan Moore

Easy for Peaches as Cromwell registers yet another success

4.55PM

Inishbel (left) leads Laureate over the last

Inishbel goes one place better twelve months on

4.29PM

Sat 6th Jul 2019
Gavin Cromwell had seven winners at the Bellewstown Festival

Bentham rounds off remarkable week for Cromwell

8.42PM

Mac N Cheese (blue) just leads City Hall over the last

Mac N Cheese another for red-hot Cromwell

8.25PM

Ming Dynasty (far side) jumps the last alongside Ejayteekay

1, 2 for Cromwell as Dynasty takes Bellewstown feature

6.56PM

Room To Roam jumps the last under Kevin Sexton

Room To Roam gets his turn

6.38PM

Millford Sound (nearest) just gets the better of Bellepower

Ryan doubles-up on 'gallant' Millford

5.35PM

Amor Verdadero jumps the last under Davy Russell

Amor Verdadero makes the breakthrough

5.20PM

Claim The Lady (cheekpieces) is ridden out by Tom Madden to beat Finding Nero

Claim The Lady completes 39/1 double for Harrington

5.01PM

Aleef (navy) leads home his rivals under Billy Lee

Condon & Lee on the mark with Aleef

4.26PM

Bailly leads home her rivals under Colin Keane

Deserved success for easy-to-back Bailly

3.53PM

Baby Power (nearest) stays on best under Gavin Ryan

Power too strong for Naas rivals

3.21PM

Thu 4th Jul 2019
Courtin Bb clears the last under Mikey Hamill

Delight for Duffy as Courtin Bb gets deserved win

9.55PM

Royal Illusion leads home Born By The Sean

Illusion completes cross-card double for Mullins

9.40PM

Helly Hansum clears the last under Paul Cawley

Cawley records first success as a pro

9.15PM

Ally Cay and Wayne Lordan pictured on their way to victory

Cay completes 101/1 double for in-form Cromwell

9.00PM

Thomas Hobson jumps the last under Paul Townend

Thomas Hobson wins on return to hurdling

7.50PM

Dinard Rose is ridden out by Andrew Slattery to beat Millford Sound

Well-backed Rose finally blooms

7.29PM

Strive For Glory and Billy Lee lead home their rivals

Listed Glory for Cowell & Lee

7.03PM

Stanhope (far side), True Blue Moon (centre) and Snow Patch battle out the finish

Stanhope & True Blue Moon in dead-heat thriller

6.27PM

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