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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 14th Sep 2014
Brown Panther well clear in the Curragh

Brown Panther mauls his rivals in St Leger

5.37PM

Hell Cat Maggie in full flight at the last

Hell Cat Maggie in terrific form

4.47PM

Cursory Glance forges home in the Curragh

Varian and Atzeni have dream weekend

4.30PM

Stepper Point heads for the line at the Curragh

Stepper Point very classy in Flying Five

3.49PM

Celtic Artisan, far side, beats Credulous in Listowel

Celtic Artisan sees it out well

3.26PM

Bosman Rule clear in Listowel

Bosman Rule outclasses the opposition

2.53PM

Watchable leads from fast-finishing Zalty

He's very Watchable for his backers

2.36PM

Sat 6th Sep 2014
Little Haarth, left, pips Swansea Mile

Little Haarth will be well fed tonight

6.16PM

Coldstonesober and Kevin Sexton grab a win in Navan

Coldstonesober earns connections a drink

5.49PM

Tandem has them all at work in Navan

Tandem gives a glimpse of his potential

5.12PM

Jarob and Robbie Colgan clear the last in Navan

Jarob different class at Navan

4.50PM

On My Own leads as Festival Opera makes a mistake at the last

On My Own one for Fenton and Dempsey

4.18PM

Icy Reply, near side, jumps the last upsides Urtheoneiwant

Another hurdle success for Icy Reply

3.46PM

Brand Ambassador leads as Andrew McNamara departs from Myles Ahead

Brand Ambassador dominant in Navan

3.06PM

Sun 31st Aug 2014
Valerian Bridge, left, beats Behana into second at Cork

Valerian Bridge fights hard to take bumper

6.09PM

Captain Cullen delivers a shock in the Curragh

Change in tactics works for Captain Cullen

5.55PM

Razia negotiates the last in Cork

Razia makes owner Ryan's day

5.40PM

Sretaw, near side, holds on at the Curragh

Sretaw grabs Cambridgeshire glory

5.32PM

Darwins Fox took the J.P. McManus Rated Hurdle in Cork

Darwins Fox too cute in Cork

4.27PM

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

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