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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 27th Oct 2014
Draco came home a good winner at Wexford under Robbie Power

Draco easily accounts for his two rivals

2.37PM

Sat 25th Oct 2014
Royal Chief (farside), The Bold Beckey and Taken Twice (nearest) jump the last together

Deserved win for O'Connell on Taken Twice

5.06PM

Mitebeall Forluck (standside) gets up to beat Dick Dundee

Mitebeall wins Wexford feature

3.41PM

Sun 19th Oct 2014
Lyrical Theatre is clear of her rivals as she approaches the line in the bumper

Easy win for Lyrical in the Naas finale

5.59PM

Ice Cold Soul and Nina Carberry see off the challenge of Akito in the bumper at Cork

Ice Cold Soul gets the job done in the bumper

5.44PM

Rocky Bleier leads them home under Billy Lee

Rocky comes from last to first in Oct Handicap

5.31PM

Captain Carleton clears the last under Sean Flanagan

Farrell & Flanagan combine with Captain

5.04PM

Harvey Logan jumps a hurdle on his way to victory under Niall Madden

Madden back among the winners with Logan

4.45PM

Gentleman Duke (left) gets up on the line to beat Beckwith Star

Duke just beats Star in Cork feature

4.02PM

Avenue Gabriel (left) is driven out by Chris Hayes to beat Fastnet Mist

Gabriel wins the Garnet for Deegan & Hayes

3.46PM

Talk The Lingo jumps the last on his way to victory under Barry Cash

Lingo a horse on the improve

2.56PM

Byzantium and Pat Smullen (nearest) just get the better of Sharaasa and Chris Hayes

Odds-on Byzantium just prevails

2.40PM

Vote Of Confidence leads Alpha Des Obeaux over the last

Vote gets the better of Alpha in Cork opener

2.19PM

Endless Drama (blue) pictured on his way to victory under Colin Keane

Well-backed Drama impresses on debut

2.05PM

Fri 17th Oct 2014
Minot Street comes home in front under Shane Foley

Foley completes 220/1 double on Minot Street

9.41PM

Solar Heat comes home a comfortable winner under Wayne Lordan

Solar springs a surprise for Madden

9.06PM

Chance To Dance is impeded inside the final furlong as Obliterator drifts right

Dance awarded feature in the Stewards Room

8.47PM

Strait Of Zanzibar is driven out by Shane Foley

Zanzibar records his fourth win of the season

8.04PM

The grey Slipper Orchid is driven out close home by Conor McGovern

Slipper & McGovern do it again

7.31PM

Misty Lane is driven out by Donnacha O'Brien

Another for Donnacha as Misty scores

7.02PM

Drumacoo is driven out by Derek O'Connor to beat Miss North Light (on the rail)

Well-backed Drumacoo takes the bumper

6.05PM

Luddsdenene (noseband) jumps a fence on his way to victory under Davy Russell

Luddsdenene completes Elliott treble

5.36PM

Formal Bid clears the last under Paul Carberry

Carberry & Elliott double up with Bid

4.59PM

Ultra Light jumps a hurdle on her way to victory under Andrew Lynch

Lynch & Hennessy team up with Light

3.51PM

Somethingprecious is ridden out by Danny Howard with Better Back Bob in second

Something springs a surprise for Howard

3.13PM

Crown Theatre leads Fearachain close home as a loose horse comes to meet the field

Another for Elliott as Crown takes the opener

2.45PM

Thu 2nd Oct 2014
Pan Wandle (right) is driven out by Damian Skehan in the closing stages

Pan Wandle springs a surprise in the bumper

6.00PM

Old Supporter and Brian Hayes lead Massinis Adventure and Phillip Enright over the last

Massinis lands gamble as Enright doubles up

5.33PM

Presenting Beara is driven away from the second last with Behemoth (outside) and Bose Ikard close behind

Power doubles up on Presenting Beara

4.51PM

Danny Mullins smiles for the camera as he approaches the line on Fennis Moll

Well-backed Fennis wins for Hanlon & Mullins

4.21PM

Castle Bar Sling and Phillip Enright (right) pictured on their way to victory

Sling scores on first start over flights

3.43PM

Stynes clears the last under Mark Bolger

Stynes eases to victory under Bolger

3.13PM

Egyptian Warrior jumps the last just ahead of Supreme Doc

Warrior battles to success in Clonmel opener

2.42PM

Wed 1st Oct 2014
Spot Fine jumps a fence on his way to victory under David Casey

Double for Morris as Spot gets off the mark

6.26PM

Tom Horn clears the last under Paul Carberry

First time blinkers work a treat on Tom

5.55PM

Phillip Enright rider of Abarta

Abarta battles gamely to beat Survival

5.27PM

He's Our Man clears the last under Davy Russell

Russell the Man in Sligo feature

4.56PM

Mark Walsh rider of Call Rog

Call Rog sees off his three rivals in the third

4.22PM

It's All An Act takes off at the last under Andrew McNamara

It's All An Act gets off the mark over fences

3.47PM

Elsie jumps the last ahead of Sweet Sylvia

Elsie eases to victory in the opener at Sligo

3.05PM

Sun 28th Sep 2014
Joseph O'Brien

O'Brien completes four-timer on Time

6.26PM

Toe The Line is driven out by Fran Berry

Kiely records biggest flat success with Line

5.59PM

Prince Connoisseur leads them home under Fran Berry

Prince now 4 from 6 after Joe McGrath win

5.13PM

Kate Harrington with her mother Jessica in the background

Hat-trick for Harrington's Hurricane

4.36PM

Ol' Man River is driven out close home by Joseph O'Brien

Ol' Man River shows his class in the Beresford

4.02PM

The Great War comes home in front under Joseph O'Brien

War gets back to winning ways

3.20PM

Qualify is pushed out close home by Joseph O'Brien

Qualify impresses in Weld Park Stakes

2.53PM

Portage (noseband) is driven out by Shane Foley to beat Sacrificial

Portage justifies favouritism in the opener

2.23PM

Wed 17th Sep 2014
Sandymount Duke is driven out by Kate Harrington

Sandymount springs 40/1 surprise

6.41PM

Egyptian Warrior (right) jumps the last just ahead of Tom's Article

Warrior justifies favouritism under McCoy

6.08PM

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