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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.
Thu 25th Jun 2015
Baby Dinnis and Ross Coakley

Another for Coakley as Baby beats the fav

8.23PM

Creggs Pipes is ridden out by Declan McDonogh to beat Ibergman and Pat Smullen

Pipes makes all under McDonogh for Slattery

7.47PM

Play The Game (pink & white) is ridden out by Gary Carroll to see off Hollywood Road & Fisherman's Blues

Newcomer Game lands some nice bets

7.19PM

Ishebayorgrey leads them home under Colin Keane

Ishebayorgrey gets another win to his name

6.50PM

Minding is pushed out by Seamie Heffernan

Minding impresses in Leopardstown opener

6.14PM

Sat 20th Jun 2015
Hunters Call and Declan Queally

Hunters provides Neilan with first track win

6.17PM

Happy connections with Mufrad

Hayes completes 119/1 treble on Mufrad

6.02PM

From Frost and Jack Kennedy (nearest) clear the last alongside Duckweed and Paul Townend

Big win for Kennedy aboard From Frost

5.33PM

Witty Repartee is ridden out by Chris Hayes

Witty a good winner of Ulster Oaks

4.51PM

Solatentif clears the last under Jonathan Burke

Solantenif is another for De Bromhead

4.34PM

Botany Bay (left) is driven out by Niall McCullagh to beat Fields Of Athenry

Botany Bay lands gamble in Ulster Derby

4.13PM

Kilkishen and Brian Hayes (nearest) just get up to beat Cecil Corbett and Bryan Cooper

Kilkishen battles back to beat Corbett

3.23PM

Independence Day comes home an easy winner under Billy Lee

Independence Day impresses under Lee

2.54PM

Davids Jewel (inside) and Thanks For Tea just the last together

Tea just beats Jewel in Gowran opener

2.43PM

Calm Bay & Gary Halpin (nearest) just get the better of Shipyard & Billy Lee

Bay does it again in Down Royal opener

2.28PM

Sun 14th Jun 2015
Abarta pictured on his way to victory under Luke Dempsey

Double for Dempsey as Abarta denies the fav

7.07PM

Art Scene comes home an easy winner under Danny Grant

Grant wins on first ride back

6.51PM

Fort Smith jumps the last under Jamie Codd

Elliott doubles-up with Fort Smith

5.31PM

Ballybacka Queen & Donnacha O'Brien (centre) get the better of Shadagann (right) and Unsinkable

Queen wins the Cork Derby for Fahy & O'Brien

5.16PM

Bridgets Pet (nearest) comes through to lead at the last under John Fitzpatrick

Bridgets Pet bounces back to his best

5.07PM

Words and Seamie Heffernan prove too good for Carla Bianca and Pat Smullen

Words shows her class in Munster Oaks

4.28PM

Ballyfinboy jumps the last under Kevin Sexton

Ballyfinboy makes all under Sexton for Finn

4.12PM

Line Of Reason (yellow and black cap) leads them home under Paul Mulrennan

Reason scoops another big Irish prize

3.57PM

Moonmeister (noseband) is driven out by Luke Dempsey to beat Rufino and Kevin Sexton

Moonmeister scores on first start over flights

3.03PM

Shrill comes home a convincing winner under Billy Lee

Shrill impresses on debut

2.59PM

Fri 12th Jun 2015
Supreme Vinnie & John O'Meara (red) lead home Deputy Pass (right) & Loughnamore Queen (left)

Vinnie provides O'Shea with second success

9.16PM

Araglen Lad jumps the last under Robbie Colgan

Pakidis records first winner under NH rules

8.45PM

Damefirth jumps the last on her way to victory under Andrew Lynch

Damefirth an easy winner under Lynch

8.12PM

Corrigs jumps the last under Mickey Butler

Doyle doubles-up with Corrigs

7.39PM

Colms Dream (noseband) puts in a spectacular jump at the last

Barry & Thornton on the mark with Dream

7.15PM

Tempo Mac clears the last under Bryan Cooper

Mac justifies favouritism under Cooper

6.34PM

Supreme Benefit clears the last under Adam O'Neill

Benefit proves too good for Exxaro

6.06PM

Thu 11th Jun 2015
Salthouse is driven out by Kevin Manning

Salthouse an easy winner of the last

9.24PM

Witty Repartee is driven out by Chris Hayes

Witty appreciates the step up in trip

8.51PM

Uno Voce (farside in grey) gets up to win under Wayne Lordan

Uno gives Duke his first Leopardstown win

8.22PM

Tennessee Wildcat & Colin Keane (outside) prove too good for Captain Joy & Pat Smullen

Progressive Wildcat takes Glencairn honours

7.58PM

Maudlin Magdalen is driven out by Ian Queally

Queally & Kinsella on the mark with Maudlin

7.21PM

Port Douglas is driven out by Joseph O'Brien

Douglas shows a likeable attitude

6.59PM

Tanza (noseband) comes through to lead under Pat Smullen

Tanaza justifies market support

6.29PM

Sun 7th Jun 2015
Game Set Dash and Colin Keane (right) keep on best to beat Here For The Craic and Jack Kennedy

Doubles all round as Dash takes the last

5.43PM

Duca Valentinois (red cap) holds off the late challenge of Pullman Brown (right)

Duca follows-up as Smullen doubles-up

5.10PM

Postulation and Pat Smullen (right) get up to beat Parish Hall and Kevin Manning

Postulation takes Gold in Silver Stakes

4.45PM

Ainippe (left) and Colin Keane come to tackle Newsletter

Ainippe gets up to win the Ballyogan

4.10PM

Bainne leads them home under Shane Kelly

Friendless Bainne scores under Kelly

3.39PM

Fort Del Oro and Billy Lee

Fort an easy winner under Lee for Lynam

3.04PM

Rockaway Valley comes home an easy winner under Shane Foley

Rockaway runaway winner of Curragh opener

2.31PM

Mon 1st Jun 2015
Bigbadjohn is driven out by Declan Queally to beat Kilkishen and Jamie Codd

Quart flops as Bigbadjohn springs surprise

6.06PM

Gentle Cloud clears the last under Johnny Barry

Gentle Cloud makes it five in-a-row

5.50PM

Lily's Rainbow (nearest) is driven out by Wayne Lordan to beat Whip Up A Frenzy (blue) and Sacrificial

Foster lands gamble with her only flat horse

5.47PM

Anthem Alexander is ridden out close home by Pat Smullen

Lynam doubles-up with Alexander

5.12PM

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