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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.
Sat 12th May 2018
Frankie Dettori rider of Tomyris

Tomyris takes Lingfield Group 3

6.18PM

Carlo Biraghi comes home clear of Arthurian Fame

Carlo impresses in debut win

6.04PM

Inscribe leads home Rickrack

Lyons & Keane double-up with Inscribe

5.28PM

Bye Bye Baby is ridden out by Seamie Heffernan

Baby says Bye Bye to Blue Wind rivals

5.03PM

Brave Display (nearest) gets the better of Gopsies Daughter

MacRedmond & Prendergast team-up with Brave

4.24PM

Ardhoomey (right) is ridden out by Colin Keane to beat Gorane

'Pensioner' Ardhoomey bags another win

3.50PM

Urban Beat leads home his rivals under Shane Foley.

Progressive Urban defies top-weight

3.16PM

Land Force leads home his rivals under Donnacha O'Brien

Land makes all in Curragh opener

2.32PM

Thu 10th May 2018
Famous Saying and Mark O'Hare pictured on their way to victory

Meade & O'Hare continue winning run with Famous

9.13PM

Carrigmoorna Wood and Derek O'Connor pictured on their way to victory

Wood follows-up on recent point-to-point success

8.54PM

Mabeywhoknowsmabey and Eoin Mahon return to the winners enclosure

Mahon completes 1,733/1 double on misspelled Mabey

8.33PM

Amaulino leads Kaiser Black away from the last

Amaulino makes the perfect start over fences

7.49PM

Capture The Drama (right) leads Crocodile Dundee over the last

Drama provides Mahon with first track success

7.01PM

Lord Erskine clears the last under Rachael Blackmore

Progressive Erskine follows-up on Sligo win

6.28PM

Prince D'Aubrelle and David Mullins pictured on their way to victory

Prince rules in Tipperary opener

5.55PM

Mon 7th May 2018
Marshall Jennings is ridden out by Colm O'Donoghue

Harrington doubles-up with Jennings

6.06PM

Jerandme leads home his rivals under Mark O'Hare

Meade & O'Hare strike again with Jerandme

5.52PM

Imaging (pink cap) starts his run under Declan McDonogh

McDonogh guides Imaging to Tetrarch success

5.30PM

Lightening Quick (noseband) leads home Xenobia in the Athasi

Well-bred Lightening makes it 2 from 3 in the Athasi

5.02PM

Drumconnor Lad jumps the last with Draycott Place nearest

Drumconnor bounces back to form

4.38PM

Cliffs Of Moher powers home under Ryan Moore, with the grey Success Days on his inside

Cliffs back to his best in the Mooresbridge

4.22PM

Moonshine Bay clears the last under Robbie Power

Power made to work hard for Moonshine win

3.30PM

Mrs Gallagher is ridden out by Josephine Gordon

Gallagher provides Gordon & Jarvis with first Irish win

3.16PM

Ejayteekay clears the last under Andrew Lynch

Lynch doubles-up on Ejayteekay

2.50PM

Canardier clears the last under Andrew Lynch

Canardier an easy winner of Down Royal opener

2.19PM

Fairyland and Ryan Moore in full flow

Fairyland impresses on debut

2.11PM

Stuart Crawford (nearest) trainer of Astre De La Cour

Astre an interesting contender in Down Royal feature

10.59AM

Sat 5th May 2018
Fintara jumps the last under Robbie Power

Deserved win for Fintara as she beats the boys

5.08PM

Officers Mess jumps the last under Ricky Doyle, with Lady Mangan (blue cap) on his outer

Mess scores on handicap debut

4.01PM

Fri 4th May 2018
Emily Moon is ridden out by Kate Harrington

Well-bred Emily impresses on debut

8.52PM

Chapter Two and Ian McCarthy are led back into the parade ring by winning trainer Tom Shaw

Chapter provides Shaw with first track success

8.18PM

Aherlow leads Amram over the last

Aherlow makes all for deserved win

7.32PM

Rooster Byron clear the last under Kevin Sexton

Rooster completes hat-trick in style

6.58PM

Rideonastar jumps the last under Robbie Colgan

Colgan & Thornton on the mark with Rideonastar

6.23PM

Pakora clears the last with Motown Girl in second

Pakora gets the job done on Irish debut

5.46PM

Dancingwith Storms jumps the last under Rachael Blackmore

Storms another for Holden

5.10PM

Mon 30th Apr 2018
Macgiloney gets to the front under a rainbow at Kilbeggan

Macgiloney comes from last to first under O'Neill

8.34PM

Take The Cash (nearest) jumps the last alongside Don't Le Go (McManus colours) and Glenwood For Ever (centre)

McNamara & Maxwell Take The Cash

8.22PM

Camlann and Danny Mullins pictured on their way to victory

Camlann swoops late under Mullins for Hanlon

7.31PM

Running In Heels jumps the last under Andrew Lynch

Cromwell doubles-up with Heels

7.01PM

Callthebarman (inside) jumps the last with Visioman

Callthebarman follows-up on Huntingdon win

6.24PM

Crezic jumps the last with Waterville Dancer in behind

Gamble goes astray as Crezic gets his turn

5.53PM

Heroesandvillains (pink) just leads Hugo 'n Taz over the last

Heroesandvillains wins the season opener at Kilbeggan

5.31PM

Mon 23rd Apr 2018
Constancio and Kevin Manning lead home Days Without End and Declan McDonogh

Constancio shows his true worth in the last

8.22PM

Coeur Sublime is ridden out by Ronan Whelan

Sublime just holds off fast-finishing France

8.00PM

Camile is ridden out by Wayne Lordan

Gamble landed as Camile bounces back to her best

7.31PM

Caffe Macchiato and Shane Foley come home clear of their rivals

Caffe makes the breakthrough on handicap debut

7.07PM

Primo Uomo leads home Gorane in the feature at Navan

Primo & O'Leary hit the big time with Listed win

6.24PM

Mokhalad and Sean Davis lead home Amanaat and Killian Leonard

Mokhalad springs a 20/1 surprise

5.59PM

Maymine (farside) battles out the finish with Hawaam

Maymine lands a gamble under Lee for O'Brien

5.26PM

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