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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.
Sun 24th Sep 2017
Saxon Warrior and Ryan Moore pictured on their way to victory

Saxon provides O'Brien with 17th Beresford

5.31PM

Tylery Wonder is ridden out by Leigh Roche

Tylery leads home 1, 2 for Midgley

4.59PM

Quiet Reflection is ridden out by Martin Harley

Quiet completes Group 3 double for Burke

4.41PM

Powersville (farside) leads home Sunday Smart

Power prevails under McCullagh for Mullins

4.06PM

Renneti leads home his rivals under Pat Smullen

Renneti gets the job done in the Loughbrown

3.41PM

Ellthea is ridden out by Colm O'Donoghue

Ellthea gets Group 3 win to her name

3.08PM

McMunigal and Colin Keane pictured on their way to victory

McMunigal wins well on debut

2.29PM

Wed 20th Sep 2017
Tudor City with happy connections

City justifies favouritism under Orr for Martin

6.33PM

Nearly Famous comes home an easy winner under Shane Foley

Three for Harrington as Famous wins easily

6.04PM

Covetous comes home in front under Billy Lee

Covetous gets important win to her name

5.41PM

Bubbly Bellini with his proud trainer Adrian McGuinness

Bellini now a 19 time winner

5.13PM

Focus On Heaven (left) stays on best to beat Invincible Ryker (noseband)

Manning & Bolger complete 34/1 double

4.41PM

Brick By Brick is ridden out by Shane Foley to beat Gobi Desert (white face)

Brick makes all in the feature at Fairyhouse

3.54PM

Solar Wave (inside) just gets the better of Daliyah

Wave a gutsy winner under Manning

3.30PM

Threeandfourpence (white face) is ridden out by Seamie Heffernan to beat Miss Zizi

Threeandfourpence just prevails

3.03PM

Mon 18th Sep 2017
Jimmy Finn trainer of Mysloegin

Mysloegin gets deserved win to her name

6.11PM

Fenlon's Hill and Adam Short pictured on their way to victory

Stafford & Short on the mark with Hill

5.27PM

Montana Belle and Andrew Lynch in full flow

Belle wins well on debut over fences

5.00PM

Dundrum Lad and Donal McInerney pictured on their way to victory

Lad follows-up on Sligo success

4.25PM

Contingency leads home her rivals under Ruby Walsh

Mullins & Walsh double-up with Contingency

4.02PM

Suncroft just leads eventual winner Moyross (pink) over the last

Moyross gets off the mark on hurdles debut

3.29PM

Stratum clears the last under Ruby Walsh

Stratum makes perfect start for Mullins

2.56PM

Sun 10th Sep 2017
Alan Fleming trainer of Massey's Wood

Wood wins by thirty-one lengths on debut

5.59PM

Miss Eyecatcher clears the last under David Mullins

Miss makes all under Mullins for McGrath

4.53PM

The grey Silver Planeur jumps the last in second with Open To The World leading

Silver provides Meehan with first double

4.34PM

Champoleon clears the last under Sean Flanagan

Flanagan & Meade on the mark with Champ

4.10PM

Grey Waters (nearest) jumps the last just ahead of Masterstonemason

Waters makes it two from three over flights

2.36PM

Fri 8th Sep 2017
Nelson Road (nearest) just gets the better of Boom Or Bush

Nelson just prevails in the Ulster Cesarewitch

7.53PM

Our Rachael is ridden out by Oisin Orr

35/1 double for Orr as Rachael wins again

7.12PM

Path Of Silver leads home her rivals under Oisin Orr

Silver takes Gold at Down Royal

6.44PM

Magic Sea (nearest) just gets the better of Just Sherry (inside)

Magic Sea springs 20/1 surprise

6.23PM

Beach Wedding comes home a comfortably winner under Rory Cleary

Beach makes all under Cleary for Murtagh

5.39PM

Focus Of Attention (white face) leads home Shinko Princess

Attention brings Focus on Lynam & Downey

5.13PM

Damselfly leads home her rivals under Wayne Lordan

Damselfly gets off the mark

4.29PM

Thu 7th Sep 2017
Sois Gentil is ridden out by Patrick Mullins to beat All Good Things

Double for Mullins as Gentil wins on debut

7.58PM

Blixt is ridden out by Niall Kelly, with runner-up Small World (yellow cap) in behind

Easy to back Blixt just holds on

7.42PM

Jack The Hat leads over the last with eventual winner Meadow Cross (nearest) close behind

Cross records first win over flights

6.56PM

Hardback crashes out at the last, leaving the grey Masterson to come home an easy winner

Masterson prevails as Hardback crashes out

6.24PM

Kilbarry Marien (centre) stays on best to beat Delayed Eloquence (right) and Jazz Mine

Marien gets Burke back on track

5.55PM

Like An Open Book clears the last under Martin Burke

Book wins again at Clonmel

5.24PM

Guitar George (second from left) jumps the last in front

Well-supported George gets off the mark

4.50PM

Mon 4th Sep 2017
Kirwans Lane is ridden out by Danny Benson

Lane justifies market support on debut

8.18PM

Benkei and Barry Cash pictured on their way to victory

Benkei gets off the mark over flights

7.57PM

All's Quiet and Barry John Foley pictured on their way to victory

Quiet wins comfortably under Foley

7.17PM

Detailed is ridden out by Donnacha O'Brien

O'Brien brothers double-up with Detailed

6.38PM

Jasaara is pushed out by Pat Smullen

Jasaara scores under Smullen for Weld

6.15PM

Stenographer (blue) leads them home under Kevin Manning

Bolger & Manning bounce back with Sten

5.37PM

Sebastiano Ricci comes home a comfortable winner under Donnacha O'Brien

Dubai not so Great as Ricci gets off the mark

5.00PM

Sat 2nd Sep 2017
High Nellie and Cathal Landers pictured on their way to victory

Nellie gets a deserved win to her name

4.43PM

Miss Sassie is ridden out by Davy Russell

Sassie gets Nolan back on track

3.02PM

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