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Articles By Michael Graham

Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.
Tue 21st Jun 2016
Escape Paradise forges clear in Ballinrobe

Harrington and O'Donoghue in Paradise

7.22PM

Sun 19th Jun 2016
Ashraf, green, approaches the line in Gowran Park

Ashraf another for Weld and Smullen

6.42PM

Palmones forges clear in Gowran Park

Big gamble landed on Palmones

6.08PM

Colin Keane with trainer Paddy Meany's grandsons Michael, left and Padraic

Keane doubles up on course specialist

5.36PM

Best Not Argue comes home clear in Gowran Park

Best Not Argue in fine form at Gowran

4.43PM

Arch Sting leads them home in Gowran

Oxx off the mark with Arch Sting

4.18PM

Wexford Opera, left, heads for home in Gowran Park

Wexford Opera puts on a Gowran show

3.46PM

Midnitemudcrabs puts them to the sword in Gowran Park

Midnitemudcrabs impresses in Gowran

3.13PM

Intricately, left, overcomes Sir Edwin Landseer

Intricately too good for odds-on fav

2.44PM

Palavicini Run, left

Going reports

9.49AM

Sat 18th Jun 2016
Stellar Mass, green and blue cap, leads them home

Stellar Mass the Ulster Derby hero

5.58PM

Forebear, left, wins in Down Royal

Forebear runs them ragged in Down Royal

3.51PM

Fri 17th Jun 2016
Beau Et Sublime in winning form at Down Royal

A Beau double for Elliott and Kennedy

9.33PM

Jack Kennedy

Clarcam a cut above in Down Royal

9.00PM

Sun 12th Jun 2016
Floral Fantasy pops the last in Downpatrick

Floral Fantasy blooms in the north

5.53PM

Lake Malawi, left, beats Atlantic Breaker

Lake Malawi gets off mark in Downpatrick

5.28PM

Fri 10th Jun 2016
Blue De Vega, red

Tercentenary an option for Blue De Vega

4.59PM

Sat 21st May 2016
Repeater, near side, foils Alveena

Dream win for Mooney on Guineas day

7.25PM

Devonshire approaches the line in the Curragh

McCreery and Lee at double with Devonshire

6.46PM

Awtaad in charge at the Curragh

Classic winner Awtaad shows his gears

6.25PM

Mobsta, yellow and black, leads home a bunched finish

Channon strikes in Curragh with Mobsta

5.44PM

Caravaggio, left, goes on from Mister Trader

Caravaggio gives O'Brien more Marble glory

5.10PM

Downforce quickens away well in the Curragh

Downforce handles BMW Handicap best

4.25PM

Brave Anna, number one, makes the best way home

Brave Anna sees them off in the Curragh

4.02PM

Fri 20th May 2016
Tellthemnuttin, extreme right, mounts her challenge on the rail in Downpatrick

Tellthemnuttin disqualified and jockey banned

9.32PM

Rise Of An Empire pops the last well clear

Rise Of An Empire wins again in Downpatrick

6.47PM

Tue 17th May 2016
Abraham leads Jocular home in Killarney

Abraham toughs it out well

9.50PM

Le Vagabond strikes the front in Killarney

Fallon steers home Le Vagabond

9.21PM

Gary Halpin

Elusive In Paris enjoys Killarney

8.59PM

Lightening Stricks, far side, beats Snap Click into second

McCullagh boots home 509/1 double

8.09PM

The Mouse Doctor, blue and yellow cap, comes to take the spoils in Killarney

Duke eyes Britannia for The Mouse Doctor

7.31PM

Long Island Sound, right, outguns Elusive Heights

Untroubled Long Island Sound still unbeaten

7.03PM

Erysimum heads for home in Killarney

Erysimum never headed in Killarney

6.45PM

St Gallen, yellow cap, holds on from Monarch

St Gallen delights Murphy in Killarney

6.00PM

Sat 14th May 2016
The Birdie Crowe, white cap, finishes best of all

Harrington seals double with The Birdie Crowe

6.23PM

Windy Millie wins for trainer Paul Flynn

Red-hot Russell fires in a treble

5.42PM

Mr Fiftyone puts in a great jump at Punchestown

Power's double brought up on Mr Fiftyone

4.24PM

Bye Bye O Bye, near side, looms large over the last

Double for Russell courtesy of Bye Bye O Bye

3.49PM

Crosshue Boy negotiates the last in Punchestown

Crosshue Boy takes well to hurdles

3.06PM

Trainer Andrew McNamara and wife Rhona with Robbie Power after Double Speak's win

Double Speak gets McNamara off the mark

2.35PM

Fri 13th May 2016
Santa Monica powers home in Dundalk

McDonogh doubles up on Santa Monica

7.26PM

Specific Gravity heads for home well clear in Dundalk

Specific Gravity enjoys his polytrack spin

6.53PM

Tue 10th May 2016
Aidan Howard

End Play has favourite backers reeling

8.58PM

Youceeyouceecee holds off Elusive Approach in Tipperary

Youceeyouceecee books his Galway ticket

8.22PM

Miss Ballygally heads for home followed by riderless Beechmount Whisper

Miss Ballygally one for the bookies

7.56PM

Whippers Dram approaches the winning post in Tipperary

Whippers Dream delights Foley

7.25PM

Camile leads Niven home in Tipperary

Camile grabs her first victory

7.00PM

Evening Hush routs the opposition in Tipperary

Evening Hush seals Condon and Foley's brace

6.26PM

Shanghai Beauty, right, collars Sweetest Taboo

Shanghai Beauty sparkles in Tipperary

5.55PM

Fainleog, left, pips A Likely Story in Tipperary

Fainleog fends off A Likely Story

5.33PM

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