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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.
Fri 7th Jul 2017
Rathnaleen Girl and Andrew Ring pictured on their way to victory

Rathnaleen an easy winner for Byrne

7.38PM

Tue 4th Jul 2017
Pearl Of The West is ridden out to beat Frima

Double for Manning as Pearl battles gamely

9.29PM

Level Of Intensity is ridden out by Kevin Manning

Manning & Bolger on the mark with Level

8.55PM

Set To Fire (right) stays on best to beat Storm Ranger

Fire comes from last to first under Davis

8.25PM

Elegant Pose leads home Gustavus Vassa

Double for Lyons & Keane as Pose wins again

8.01PM

Hasselnott and Donagh O'Connor pictured on their way to victory

Hasselnott scores on debut for Levins

7.30PM

Fascinating Lady (nearest) leads home Nothing To Lose and Goodnite Irina

Lady provides Tylicki with first Flat success

6.58PM

Masucci is pushed out by Colin Keane

Masucci justifies favouritism in the opener

6.25PM

Thu 29th Jun 2017
El Tren leads them home under Donagh O'Connor

118/1 double for Levins & O'Connor

9.27PM

Lucca (noseband) leads home Trump Card and Lizard Point (blue and green)

Fahey's to the fore at Tipperary

8.51PM

Storm Ranger is ridden out by Chris Hayes

Ranger lands on-course punt

8.19PM

Hamley comes home in front under Billy Lee

Hamley another for red-hot Fahey

7.55PM

Cirin Toinne holds off the late effort of Onlyhuman

Cirin makes all under Manning for Bolger

7.18PM

Zippy is ridden out by Donagh O'Connor with My Painter in the second

Zippy lands some nice bets

6.36PM

Ruby Shoes leads home her rivals under Donnacha O'Brien

Ruby shows her true worth

6.04PM

Pious Alexander comes home a comfortable winner under Pat Smullen

Well-bred Pious gets off the mark

5.33PM

Wed 28th Jun 2017
Aidan O'Brien pictured with his daughters Ana (centre) and Sarah

Treble for O'Brien as Pocket comes good

9.14PM

Claregate Street is pushed out by Shane Foley

Halford & Foley on double Street

8.55PM

Key To My Heart is pushed out by Donnacha O'Brien

Key takes the feature for Ballydoyle

8.28PM

The Mcgregornator (inside) holds off the fast finishing Nothing To Lose

Mcgregornator gets second win on the board

7.42PM

Yulong Xionghu (noseband) is ridden out by Shane Foley to beat Conversely

Xionghu gets off the mark under Foley

7.20PM

Polly Douglas and Andrew Breslin lead home Aspen Belle and Leigh Roche

Polly follows-up on Ayr success

6.51PM

Butterscotch comes home an easy winner under Seamie Heffernan

Sweet win for Butterscotch in Naas opener

6.20PM

Tue 27th Jun 2017
Miss Mardan (right) just gets up to beat High Haven (left) and Powersbomb

Mardan just prevails under Madden

9.30PM

Bryon Beauty comes home a clear winner under Chris Hayes

Deserved win for Beauty in Ballinrobe feature

8.57PM

Light That (noseband) leads home his rivals under Colm O'Donoghue

Light provides O'Donoghue with quick double

8.16PM

Time Dee and Colm O'Donoghue pictured on their way to victory

Dee gets off the mark after making all

7.55PM

Palmones (left) leads her rivals into the straight

Palmones a welcome winner for Flannery

7.20PM

Greenpanda is pushed out by Declan McDonogh

Greenpanda makes all under McDonogh

6.47PM

All The Mollies (noseband) and Killian Leonard come to tackle eventual third Sonic Wind

Mollies lands a gamble in Ballinrobe opener

6.14PM

Sun 25th Jun 2017
Tennessee Wildcat (noseband) stays on best to beat Sir Edward Landseer

Wildcat takes the last for Lyons & Keane

5.35PM

Remember The Days (white colours) battles gamely to fend off Modern Approach (centre) and Thomas O'Malley

Double for Donnacha as Days lands gamble

5.16PM

Spanish Steps comes home a clear winner under Donnacha O'Brien

Double for O'Brien as Steps wins easily

4.23PM

Queluz is ridden out by Gary Halpin

Queluz follows-up on Cork success

4.02PM

Not A Bad Oul Day (red cap) is ridden out by David Simmonson

In-form Day makes all in Gowran feature

3.30PM

Dandys Gold is ridden out by Dylan Hogan to beat Magwadiri

Gold bounces back from Listowel flop

3.00PM

Rostropovich (centre) comes through to beat Medal Of Honour and Port Lions (right)

Rostropovich justifies market confidence

2.33PM

Fri 23rd Jun 2017
Laoch Liam (noseband) is ridden out by Katie Walsh to beat Tadhgs Girl

Newcomer Liam another for Fahey

9.36PM

Sandymount Duke just holds off Net D'Ecosse (inside) with Devils Bride (nearest) back in third

Duke battles back to take Galway Plate Trial

9.01PM

Walter Dunne with his sons David (trainer) and Robbie (rider)

Dunne brothers on the mark with Colla

8.32PM

Triolet and Noel McParlan jump the last

McParlan & McBratney combine with Triolet

7.59PM

Sean Flanagan shows his admiration for Rashaan after winning the third at Down Royal

Rashaan gets the job done

7.20PM

Knockmaole Boy gets over the last

Boy makes the breakthrough over hurdles

6.51PM

Ask Susan (jumping) pictured on her way to victory

Susan battles gamely to beat market leaders

6.17PM

Sun 18th Jun 2017
The grey Avalanche leads home his rivals under Wayne Lordan

Lordan & O'Mara on the mark with Avalanche

6.25PM

Scotch Beg and Helen Mooney lead home Its All Guesswork and Lisa O'Neill

Beg denies odds-on Guesswork in the bumper

6.20PM

The grey Harrana proves too good for Spanish Steps

First & last race double for Weld & Smullen

5.57PM

Cecil Corbett and Davy Russell take off at a fence

Cecil makes it three for Russell & Elliott

5.14PM

Jack Slade puts in a big leap over the last under Sean Flanagan

Third time lucky over fences for Jack

4.39PM

Moonmeister (white face) gets up to beat Spruce Meadow (red and white)

Moon just prevails in the Cork Derby

4.17PM

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