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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.
Sun 31st Aug 2014
Carla Bianca in front where it matters

Carla Bianca wins Dance Design Stakes

4.09PM

Cappella Sansevero and Andrea Atzeni winning at the Curragh

Middle Park next for Group 3 winner Cappella

3.35PM

Plinth pops the last in Cork

McGarvey making useful connections

3.26PM

Lean And Keen jumps the last in Cork in second place

Lean and Keen loves it round Cork

2.51PM

Ol' Man River wins under Joseph O'Brien

Ol' Man River keeps rollin' along

2.31PM

Sat 30th Aug 2014
The jockeys before the three-runner Qualified Riders' race

Outsider of three Alton Bay delivers

5.53PM

Magnetic Force bounces back to form in Wexford

Heffernan gets his double on Magnetic Force

5.24PM

Gold Focus, right, comes to collar Annagh Haven

Whelan and Gold Focus a good team

4.48PM

Coolfighter, second right

Unrequited disqualified and Coolfighter wins

4.19PM

Mr Rock is well clear in Wexford

Wachman doubles up with long odds-on jolly

3.35PM

Que Sera Sera beats Taaluf in Wexford

Que Sera Sera in Wexford

3.04PM

Sun 24th Aug 2014
Adjusted makes the best way home

Adjusted gives O'Brien four-timer

6.17PM

Kalann and Leigh Roche on the money in the Curragh

Kalann gives Harty weekend to savour

5.55PM

Leading Light winning at the Curragh

Leading Light brings up O'Brien's treble

5.10PM

Gleneagles strides towards the line

Gleneagles wins his Group 2 in good style

4.33PM

Raydara, right, impresses at the Curragh

Raydara's finishing kick sees her home

4.01PM

Hall Of Mirrors, left, has them all in trouble

Hall Of Mirrors baffles his rivals

3.22PM

Tylery Wonder, red, on his way to victory in the Curragh

Tylery a Curragh Wonder

2.54PM

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

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