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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.
Sat 23rd Aug 2014
Digeanta, right, works hard to win in Killarney

Digeanta opens up plenty of doors

6.23PM

Breathe Easy in front from the closing Shalaman

Smullen and Harty Breathe Easy

6.03PM

Flight Plan leads from Railway Rule who lugged in behind him

Flight Plan navigates Killarney well

5.51PM

Hasanour wins in the Curragh for trainer Mick Halford

Halford eyes Cambridgeshire for Hasanour

4.16PM

Cavite Beta and Andrew Lynch clear the last in Killarney

Cavite Beta on the way back

3.55PM

Courtncatcher leads over the last from Protaras

Courtncatcher sees it out well

3.23PM

Shepherd's Purse goes clear in the Curragh

Shepherd's Purse cashes in at the Curragh

3.01PM

Found, right, impresses on her debut at the Curragh

We may have Found a very good one

2.23PM

Pyromaniac and Shane Shortall land the spoils in Killarney

Pyromaniac burns off the odds-on favourite

2.07PM

Tue 19th Aug 2014
Donatis Comet and Shane Shortall in action at Sligo

Shortall brings up double on Donatis Comet

8.44PM

Glen Orchy Lad with the winning connections

Long time between drinks for Cullen

8.28PM

Tawseef, left, has to repel fast-finishing Island Villa in Sligo

Tawseef gets that elusive hurdle success

7.49PM

Irish Mint, light blue on outer, found plenty to win in Sligo

Whelan galvanises Irish Mint to victory

7.18PM

Ring Chief leads the way in Sligo

Ring Chief very much the boss in Sligo

6.52PM

Invincible Diamond, left, forges clear in Sligo

Invincible Diamond sparkles in Sligo

5.17PM

Mon 18th Aug 2014
Clara Mc Cloud at the last in Roscommon

Clara Mc Cloud sees it out well

8.50PM

Hell Cat Maggie and Barry Geraghty make the best way home

Hell Cat Maggie one for the punters

8.27PM

Love The Feeling and Mark Walsh jump the last in Roscommon

McCreery doubles up with Love The Feeling

7.56PM

Grandma Dotty delivers an upset in Roscommon

Grandma too savvy for the 2/9 Warrior

7.19PM

Empress Toorah, right, beats Willowing in Roscommon

Empress Toorah wins a Roscommon thriller

6.40PM

Kanes Pass, pink cap, unleashes her challenge

Kanes Pass gets her second Roscommon win

6.03PM

Belle Et Bete in control at Roscommon

Belle Et Bete does it with minimum of fuss

5.32PM

Sun 17th Aug 2014
Refusetolisten, near side, beats Chief Suspect

Double for Halford and Foley

5.34PM

Toscanini, left, beats General Marshall in Dundalk

Toscanini gets his deserved victory

4.10PM

Fri 15th Aug 2014
Prickly and Kevin Power head for home in Tramore

Prickly puts the heat on his rivals

8.53PM

Red Or White wins in Tramore

It's Red Or White in Tramore

8.36PM

Behemoth and Kevin Sexton clear the last in Tramore

Behemoth worthy compensation for Sexton

8.02PM

Prima Model Agency models Lauren Cardiff, Rebecca O'Brien, Muriann Doherty and Ashlea Cox hold onto jockey Mark Walsh

Leahy and Walsh Pleased As Punch

7.18PM

Swantykay and Davy Condon approach the winning post

Swantykay gets his revenge in Tramore

6.48PM

Meldrum Lad, right, and War Of The Pennys, left, battle it out

Meldrum Lad gets race in stewards' room

6.35PM

Indian Fairy, far side, leads over the last from Millie Le Bach

Indian Fairy get her just reward

5.42PM

Mon 11th Aug 2014
Hash Brown negotiates the last in Ballinrobe

Hash Brown bounds away in the last

9.04PM

Curragh Golan jumps the last in Ballinrobe

Curragh Golan back in the winning groove

8.37PM

Shutter Island, right, comes to collar Lindenhurst at the last

Shutter Island takes Ballinrobe's feature

7.48PM

Urtheoneiwant and Davy Condon approach the winning post

Urtheoneiwant bridges 21-year gap for Byrne

7.36PM

Santo Romano and Sean Corby get up in Ballinrobe

Dreaper enjoys a rare flat success

6.50PM

Joseph O'Brien after winning on Falkirk

Falkirk gets the job done

6.23PM

Bog War stretches right away in Ballinrobe

Bog War conquers all in Ballinrobe

6.00PM

Wither Hills

Hamilton ready for Killarney trek

5.30PM

Sun 10th Aug 2014
Big Kern jumps the last in Downpatrick

Big Kern keeps his local supporters happy

6.28PM

Cerca Trova and Johnny Burke at Downpatrick

Cerca Trova ploughs through the soft ground

5.36PM

Mon 4th Aug 2014
Bosman Rule gets his first victory in Cork

Bosman Rule's the roost in Cork

6.02PM

Newtown's Night powers clear in Naas

Newtown's Night steps up on previous efforts

5.47PM

Diamondgeezer Luke and Andrew Ring in charge at Cork

Diamongeezer Luke regains winning thread

5.24PM

Donagh O'Connor after his first career success

Jockey O'Connor boots home his first winner

5.02PM

Baidin Fheilimi jumps the last in the lead

Good ground helps Baidin Fheilimi

4.36PM

Strait Of Zanzibar, right, in winning form at Naas

Strait Of Zanzibar shows a good attitude

4.02PM

Parish Boy leads from Order Of St George

Bolger and Manning at double with Parish Boy

3.42PM

Wisty puts in a great jump at Cork

Wisty never sees a rival in Cork

3.19PM

Equity Swap jumps the last in Cork

Equity Swap makes gains in Cork

3.00PM

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