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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 Jul 2013
A fine shot of Prince Of Fire jumping a fence on his way to victory

Prince takes the feature at Killarney

8.10PM

Abu Nayef (right) keeps on strongly to beat Lady Giselle (left) & Kiss Goodnight

Abu flies home to score for McDonogh & Oxx

7.42PM

Runners break from the stalls for the one mile three furlong contest

Gamble landed in the Stewards Room

7.22PM

Maundy Money & Connor King cross the line in front

King & Maundy are perfect partners

6.35PM

Greeneyed Monster (nearest) just gets the better of Bluebell

Green beats Blue in Killarney opener

6.06PM

Sun 14th Jul 2013
Some Officer is ridden out by Jonathon Burke, with the loose Intheolddays (slipped up) leading him home

Some Officer scores for Hogan & Burke

6.25PM

Kingdom (left) is driven out by Joseph O'Brien to beat Zafarqand (centre) and Bensoon

Kingdom sees off Zafarqand in the last

5.59PM

King High (right) jumps the last just ahead of Vintage Supreme (centre) and Derrinlanna

King records his seventh career success

5.48PM

Majestic Jasmine races clear of Keeping (noseband) and Jazz Girl (red)

Jasmine the perfect present for Oxx

5.00PM

Sea Siren is driven out by Joseph O'Brien to see of Russian Soul

Sea Siren takes the Belgrave Stakes

4.13PM

Phillip Enright, Ann Reilly & Oscar Wings

Oscar gets Reilly off the mark

3.55PM

Heuston & Ronan Whelan get the better of Live Dangerously

Heuston delivers on debut promise

3.27PM

Diplomat clears the last from King William in second

Galway next up for Diplomat

3.14PM

Boom The Groom (left) is driven out by Pat Smullen to beat Colour Blue (red) on the outside

Boom The Groom looks a smart one

3.02PM

Ben Dalton, Wakanda and groom Vincent O'Brien

Wakanda springs a surprise in Sligo opener

2.46PM

Fergal Lynch

Lynch hoping to return next weekend

9.42AM

Sat 13th Jul 2013
Pat Fahy trainer of Keith's Delight

Keith's Delight grinds down the favourite

6.40PM

Magnolia Ridge is driven out by Pat Smullen

Magnolia sheds his maiden tag in style

6.12PM

Ucanchoose (inside) just holds off Judies Child

Ucanchoose does it again

5.47PM

Silver Tassie jumps the last under Davy Condon

Condon hits the front, as Silver takes Gold

5.27PM

Sacred Aspect (second from the left) comes with her winning run under Shane Foley

Friendless Aspect takes Listed honours

4.44PM

Time To Work clears the last under Davy Russell

Time To Work over turns the 'jolly'

3.45PM

Billy Lee poses with some fine fillies after his success on Bronte

Bronte makes all under Billy Lee

3.24PM

Peppapot clears the last ahead of eventually winner Cracking Man

Cracking Man scores on his hurdling debut

3.07PM

Illinois is driven out by Seamie Heffernan to beat Warbird

Illinois wins the opener at Tipperary

2.48PM

Paul Townend

Townend confident he'll be back for Galway

1.19PM

Fri 12th Jul 2013
Bach To Whitingbay is clear with just under a furlong left to race

Bach To Whitingbay impresses in the finale

9.52PM

Scienter & Kevin Power in full flow

Scienter wins for Roche & the Powers'

9.06PM

From left to right; Harry Kelly, Jim Payne (member of the winning One For The Ditch Syndicate) and Davy Condon

Double for Condon as well-backed Icon scores

8.32PM

Invincible Don sprints away from Hurricane Jojo in the closing stages

Gamble landed as Don delivers

7.51PM

C'est La Mode clears the last under Davy Condon

Thirteenth time lucky for C'est La Mode

7.02PM

Oilily jumps the last under Ruby Walsh

In-foal Oilily justifies odds-on favouritisim

6.18PM

Redera is pushed out by Wayne Lordan, beating Solo Performer into second

Well-backed Redera takes the Dundalk feature

5.31PM

Akasaka (right) & Iron Major after they finished first and second

Double & 1, 2 for Lynam as Akasaka scores

4.55PM

Liberty To Rock (centre) holds off Granny On Fire (farside) & The Black Devil (inside)

Fourth course & distance win for Liberty

4.30PM

Veronica Falls keeps on best to beat Shes No Joke

Veronica Falls sheds her maiden tag

3.23PM

My Good Brother is clear of his rivals close home

Brother comes Good in Dundalk opener

2.40PM

Mon 8th Jul 2013
John Egan & Tony Mulholland with their winner Juara

Juara & Egan get up to deny Dave

9.11PM

Rory Cleary rider of Bunairgead

Lenebane Airgead goes to Bolger & Cleary

8.43PM

Belle de Crecy eases to victory under Johnny Murtagh

Belle de Crecy eases to maiden success

8.07PM

Maundy Money is driven out in the closing stages by Connor King

Maundy & King in the Money again

7.38PM

Angela's Dream & Colin Keane (nearest) just hold off the late surge of One True Love & Joseph O'Brien

Gamble landed as Angela's makes all

7.05PM

Letterfromamerica comes home in front under Tadgh O'Shea

Letter delivers for Shanahan & O'Shea

6.33PM

Home School & Kevin Manning race away from Trikala & Chris Hayes

Third time lucky for Home School

5.59PM

Gordon Elliott

Elliott devastated by the loss of Derg

1.24AM

Sun 7th Jul 2013
Simon Craig does great work in the saddle to get Lagan Canal (noseband) through a tight gap

Double for Martin as Canal takes the last

6.49PM

David Thomas & Supreme Bailerina return to the parade ring after their success

Supreme performance from Bailerina

6.29PM

Cerveza Dinero (left) & Ahorsecalledmolly battle out the finish away from the last

Cerveza follows up on his Kilbeggan success

6.04PM

Sandy Jane is driven out by Jane Mangan to beat Carrig Rua Lady on the inside

Sandy scores on her debut for the Mangans

5.46PM

Ocean Bright clears the last under Conor Maxwell

220/1 first double for Conor Maxwell

5.25PM

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