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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.
Fri 9th Oct 2015
Pat Flynn

Twistsandturns loves the polytrack

8.33PM

Back On Top approaches the line in Dundalk

Back On Top gives Wachman Dundalk double

7.57PM

Hit It A Bomb scorches home in Dundalk

Impressive Hit It A Bomb has US option

7.28PM

Fire Tree, left, outguns Jaqen H'ghar

Fire Tree gets off the mark

7.02PM

Zuberi in control at Dundalk

Zuberi dominates Dundalk's claimer

6.52PM

Marsha, right, wins in good style at Dundalk

Marsha shows plenty of toe in Dundalk

5.55PM

Tue 29th Sep 2015
Chestnut Fire, noseband, hits the front in Fairyhouse

Halford and Foley seal Fairyhouse double

6.03PM

Hudson's Bay, left, takes charge in Fairyhouse

Hudson's Bay strides his way to victory

5.35PM

Saga Bolton, centre, wins a driving finish to the claimer

Saga Bolton toughs it out in Fairyhouse

5.07PM

Lily's Prince, yellow cap, takes the honours again in Fairyhouse

Stars align again for Lily's Prince

4.34PM

Bebhinn, left, takes the feature in Fairyhouse

Bebhinn impresses in Listed company

3.55PM

Snowy Scene and Pat Smullen approach the line in Fairyhouse

Snowy Scene bags that elusive victory

3.19PM

Golden Pearl, centre, beats Clear Cut, right, in Fairyhouse

Golden Pearl worth waiting for

2.43PM

Fri 25th Sep 2015
Urban Dusk, red sleeves on outer, comes to challenge in Downpatrick

Urban Dusk another for McNiff

4.17PM

Dancing Meadows, hood, comes to win her race in Downpatrick

Dancing Meadows too good in Downpatrick

3.38PM

Sat 12th Sep 2015
Gary Halpin celebrates a victory on Kelinni

Kelinni does it from the front

7.49PM

Custom Cut winning at Leopardstown

Custom Cut stays on strongly to score

7.35PM

Legatissimo gets into full stride at Leopardstown

Wachman lavishes praise on Legatissimo

6.56PM

Golden Horn bumps Free Eagle in Leopardstown

Golden Horn just Champion

6.31PM

Fascinating Rock, nose band, in control at Leopardstown

Fascinating Rock loves it round Foxrock

5.45PM

Silwana impresses at Leopardstown

Silwana delivers in style at Foxrock

5.17PM

Johannes Vermeer, second right, comes to win his race

Johannes Vermeer moves up in class

4.42PM

Anamba hits the front in Leopardstown

Anamba makes a winning debut

4.09PM

Tue 8th Sep 2015
Screaming Rose picks up the lead from Glendine River

A bumper night for favourite backers

8.34PM

Abarta, far side, jumps the first in Galway

Abarta delights favourite backers and locals

8.02PM

Rock The World, left, beats The Game Changer

Rock The World comes back for more

7.29PM

Bachasson in action at Ballybrit

Bachasson much too good in Galway

7.05PM

Steel Wave with Garrett Power, his wife Amy and jockey Paul Townend

Townend at the double with Steel Wave

6.41PM

Diva Dawn, near side, draws ahead of her full brother Dylrow

Diva Dawn beats her full brother in Galway

5.55PM

Tetraites in control at Ballybrit

Tetraites does job for O'Sullivan and Walsh

5.00PM

Runyon Rattler

Going reports

1.03PM

Mon 31st Aug 2015
Don Vincenzo with Sean Flanagan and Colin Bowe

Don Vincenzo springs a surprise in north

6.13PM

Kilclispeen avoids Emma Beag who fell at the second hurdle

Kilclispeen sees it out well in Downpatrick

4.37PM

Fri 21st Aug 2015
Airlie Beach approaches the winning post in Kilbeggan

Airlie Beach shows her turn of foot

9.03PM

After Rain was left clear when Cliffside Park, in second, crashed out at the last

After Rain in dominant form

8.47PM

Tulsa Jack, near side, gets up in Kilbeggan

Tulsa Jack pips Naughty Molly

8.30PM

Rupert Lamb bags a nice pot in Killarney

Rupert Lamb takes the feature

8.07PM

Pacelli Road and Paul Carberry in action at Kilbeggan

Pacelli takes the right Road in Kilbeggan

7.13PM

Hudson's Bay, striped cap, heads for the winning post in Killarney

Lordan brings up his double on Hudson's Bay

6.59PM

Gelenschik takes them along in picturesque Killarney

McDonogh glad photo finish not needed

6.28PM

Carriganog on his way to victory in Kilbeggan

Carriganog enjoys it round Kilbeggan

6.05PM

Prickly clears the last in Kilbeggan

Prickly very sharp in Kilbeggan

5.32PM

Jefferson Davis, pink, leads them home in Killarney

Jefferson Davis off the mark in Killarney

5.12PM

Tue 18th Aug 2015
Drive The Bus, red and white cap, motors home in Sligo

Drive The Bus lands a gamble

9.47PM

Slygufftou led back in after his third win in a row

Slygufftou gamely brings up his hat-trick

9.25PM

Shadagann wins well in Sligo

Shadagann gives Halford Sligo double

8.37PM

The Ring Is King, blue, gets his head in front at Sligo

The Ring Is King triumphant again

8.14PM

Three Colours Red, left, takes charge in Sligo

Three Colours Red vibrant in Connacht

7.42PM

Shamash forges clear in Sligo

Shamash much too good in Sligo

7.20PM

Enter The Red, middle, just prevails in Sligo

Enter The Red snatches victory in Sligo

7.01PM

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