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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 15th Aug 2016

Great Wide Open and Declan McDonogh (left) just hold off Have A Nice Day and David Simmonson

Open makes all under McDonogh

6.50PM

Sweet Sounds and Colin Keane pictured on their way to victory

Sweet now two from two

6.12PM

Zorion comes home an easy winner under Kevin Manning

Zorion impresses on debut

5.49PM

Sun 14th Aug 2016

St Lawrence Gap jumps the last under Paul Townend

Doyle gets a winner at Tramore

3.52PM

Thu 11th Aug 2016

Craig Star jumps the last under JJ Slevin

Well-backed Star scores under Slevin

8.36PM

Full Cry jumps the last under Andrew Lynch

Full Cry follows-up on Kilbeggan win

6.57PM

Wed 10th Aug 2016

Nearly Famous (farside) stays on best to beat Creme De La (noseband) and Hibiscus

Famous proves too good for Creme

9.06PM

Romantic (inside) just gets the better of Jessamine (centre) and Liberality

Romantic just prevails for Rogers & Leonard

8.47PM

Lady Fandango (noseband) is ridden out by Declan McDonogh to beat Cirin Toinne

Lady comes from last to first under McDonogh

8.01PM

Adool leads home Santa Monica and Assume

Adool wins Hurry Harriet for Weld & Smullen

7.37PM

My Direction and Leigh Roche lead home Xebec in the McEnery Cup

Direction provides Holden with first flat win

7.03PM

Sweetasever (nearest) is ridden out by Ana O'Brien to beat Dandys Gold (centre) and Sir Dreamalot

Sweetsasever takes the Nursery

6.31PM

Legitimus comes home clear of runner-up Pennsylvania

Legitimus makes all in Gowran opener

5.58PM

Fri 5th Aug 2016

Niamh Hennessy gives Elm Grove a well-deserved victory kiss

Grove completes 467/1 McCreery treble

8.36PM

Valentana (inside) comes home in front of Full Shilling (noseband), Lady Ranger (yellow) and True Companion (blinkers)

51/1 brace for McCreery & Lee

8.02PM

Rigid Rock comes home a easy winner under Leigh Roche

Rigid rocks to eighth success

7.39PM

Sweet Sounds with happy connections

Sweet performance from Sounds on debut

6.46PM

Capri is pushed out by Seamie Heffernan

Classy Capri claims the feature

6.25PM

Ostatnia comes home in front under Billy Lee

Ostatnia does it again at Tipperary

5.46PM

Mayleaf Shine is pushed out by Shane Foley to beat Hueston

Mayleaf shines under Foley

5.20PM

Byron Beauty (nearest) stays on best to beat Harvey Specter (orange cap) and My Painter

Byron lands some nice bets

5.05PM

Rachael Blackmore

Blackmore set for spell on sidelines

1.48PM

Thu 4th Aug 2016

McGuigan and Daniel Redmond pictured on their way to victory

McGuigan makes it three for Bolger

9.08PM

Laoch Na Mi is ridden out by Kevin Manning

Laoch set for Hong Kong after maiden win

6.44PM

Mon 1st Aug 2016

Etched and Seamie Heffernan pictured on their way to victory

Etched makes it 3 for Heffernan & O'Brien

6.23PM

Intrepid Prince is pushed out by Leigh Roche to beat Three Star Lion

Intrepid easily follows-up

6.06PM

Rainy Day Dylan comes home in front under Luke McGuinness

Dylan sales bound after bumper success

5.50PM

Rateel and Ronan Whelan (nearest) get up to beat Secret Path

Rateel gets up under Whelan for Levins

5.30PM

Fiddlers Bow jumps the last under Davy Russell

Deserved win for well-backed Bow

5.06PM

Peacehaven (nearest) just gets up to deny Accalia

Peacehaven just gets up to deny Accalia

4.38PM

Mill Quest jumps the last under David Splaine

Mill Quest lands a gamble

4.34PM

Haqeeba and Seamie Heffernan (left) just get the better of Almanaara (centre) and Flowerhill Nova

Haqeeba provides Lennon with first flat win

3.33PM

Bitview Colin (yellow) is ridden out by Danny Mullins to beat Lord Fendale (centre) and Killiney Court

Further Tipp cheer as Colin scores at Cork

3.08PM

Leo Minor is pushed out by Seamie Heffernan to beat Noivado

Well-supported Leo gets off the mark

2.49PM

Hello Sweetie clears the last with Khalessi in second and Rosshaven Lady third

Collins & Donoghue on the mark with Sweetie

2.35PM

Fri 22nd Jul 2016

King's Wharf leads Hurry Kitty

King's Wharf follows-up on Killarney success

8.55PM

Definite Income and Brian Hayes pictured on their way to victory

Definite springs surprise under Hayes

7.53PM

Thu 21st Jul 2016

Siamsaiocht is ridden out by Kevin Manning

Siamsaiocht takes the last at Leopardstown

9.35PM

An Caisteal Nuadh comes home a comfortable winner under Nina Carberry

Birthday girl Carberry on the mark with Nuadh

9.21PM

Tara Dylan comes home a comfortable winner under Gary Carroll

Outsider Tara another for Carroll

8.59PM

Isabella Liberty (noseband) leads over the last from Troubled Soul (nearest) and Thanks For Tea (farside)

Kent & Townend on the mark with Tea

8.36PM

Heron Heights jumps the last under Andrew Lynch

Heron another for De Bromhead & Lynch

8.20PM

Churchill is ridden out by Ryan Moore to beat Alexios Komnenos

Churchill completes O'Brien/Moore treble

8.01PM

Promise To Be True is pushed out by Ryan Moore

Promise To Be True now two from two

7.29PM

Genesta (noseband) and Msmilan jump the last together with the latter going on to score under Paddy Kennedy

Msmilan justifies favouritism

6.54PM

Douglas Macarthur and Ryan Moore pictured on their way to victory

Douglas impresses on second start

6.41PM

Kashmiri Sunset (noseband) is ridden out by Jack Kennedy to beat Sizing Alberta and Jonathan Burke

Sunset gets the Kash in Limerick opener

6.01PM

Sun 17th Jul 2016

Oscars Boss leads home Black Ace in the bumper

Maguires take the bumper with Boss

7.00PM

Supreme Vic and Jack Kennedy land over the last

Well-backed Vic follows-up at Tipp

6.48PM

Dundrum Lad and Niall Madden pictured on their way to victory

Dundrum Lad wins under Madden

6.41PM

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