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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.
Wed 14th Jun 2023
Grey filly Alazne leads them home

Alazne stays every yard to score for O'Brien

6.32PM

Magnetic North breaks from stall three in the claimer

Magnetic North calls the tune in Limerick

6.28PM

Ben Coen

Market mover

4.38PM

Sun 11th Jun 2023
Endless Sunshine, far side, gets there

Endless Sunshine puts in bright performance on debut

12.00AM

Collective Power, far side, passes Stanhope

Collective Power a second Lynam winner on the card

12.00AM

Thu 8th Jun 2023
Hugh Horgan in the drive position aboard Parana Delta

Horgan kicks off front on Parana Delta

8.57PM

Agenda times it well to take the spoils from Morph Speed

Fowler saddles first Flat winner with Agenda

8.30PM

Tower Of London approaches the winning post

O'Brien and Moore double up with Tower Of London

8.13PM

Coeur D'or well in charge

Coeur D'or in dominant form

7.31PM

Moon De Vega heads for home

Moon De Vega moving through grades for Twomey

7.08PM

Hightimeyouwon mows down Who Not What, far side

Hightimeyouwon knows where the winning post is

6.30PM

Mon 5th Jun 2023
High Class Hero appreciates the two mile four furlong trip

High Class Hero seals Listowel double for Mullins

6.30PM

Booyea strong at the business end

Booyea enjoys his first venture into handicap company

5.46PM

Nice To Meet in dominant form

Nice To Meet builds upon promise shown in Killarney

5.33PM

Seamie Heffernan, Stacey Fitzgibbon and David Geary with Getawiggleon

Plenty of bets brought up on returning Getawiggleon

5.08PM

Glan touches down on the run-in from Grange Walk

Gilligan drives Glan home

4.38PM

Knight To King bounds clear

Knight To King a must for the notebook

4.11PM

Taylors Three Rock obliges under Mark McDonagh

McDonagh rides an enterprising race on Taylors Three Rock

4.03PM

Hotrocket moves clear in the closing stages

Stone-Walsh earns plaudits from O'Brien

2.55PM

Kieren Buckley does the steering on Call Her Now

Call Her Now rewards patience of connections

2.47PM

Many Tears, far side, holds Golden Spangle

Carroll still red-hot in Gowran Park sunshine

2.27PM

Sat 3rd Jun 2023
Encanto Bruno

McConnell eyes hurdle debut for Encanto Bruno

9.44AM

Fri 2nd Jun 2023
Building Bridges and Oran McGill in winning form

Building Bridges delights Taphouse Syndicate

9.24PM

Ochocinco, right, collars Marv Michael

Ochocinco shows plenty of engine on debut

9.17PM

Wed 24th May 2023
Royal Ascot

O'Callaghan aims Navassa Island at Albany

1.11PM

Sun 21st May 2023
Blues Emperor in full cry

Blues Emperor brings up brace for Murtagh and Coen

5.54PM

Fort Vega, right

Fort Vega has plenty of options

5.38PM

Unless, far side, comes to win her race

Unless fires Moore and O'Brien to a treble

4.51PM

Ryan Moore sends The Antarctic for home

O'Brien and Moore at double with The Antarctic

4.20PM

Cosmic Vega, far side, wins a driving finish

Halford and Collins up and running with Cosmic Vega

3.54PM

Porta Fortuna leads from fast-finishing Navassa Island

Porta Fortuna books her Royal Ascot ticket

3.24PM

Ladies Church puts daylight between herself and the field

Ladies Church leaves her rivals without a prayer

2.46PM

River Tiber goes on from Tourist

River Tiber in full flow at the business end

2.20PM

Fri 19th May 2023
Noel McParlan steers Gorthill home

Gorthill a local success for McCaldin

8.54PM

Grey mare Tick Along with Tommy Reilly in the plate

Tick Along wins well off a long break

8.46PM

Thu 18th May 2023
Readin Tommy Wrong moves clear

Mullins fires in treble through Readin Tommy Wrong

8.46PM

King Ferdinand, near side, tackles Townhill Penny

King Ferdinand reigns in Tipperary

8.32PM

What Path, far side has too much for Easy Fella

Mullins and Townend at double with What Path

7.49PM

Hi Ski, far side, puts in a swift jump at the last

O'Callaghan drives Hi Ski home

6.39PM

Lady Of The Vale is less than fluent at the last

Lady Of The Vale delights Slattery over minimum trip

6.05PM

Jit Langy delivers off the front under Paul Townend

Jit Langy looks another useful French recruit for Mullins

5.32PM

Sun 14th May 2023
Finny Maguire keeps Big Dispute up to his work

Big Dispute makes a winning start in Killarney

6.39PM

Pont Aval, far side, comes to claim Gateau De Miel on the run-in

Killarney National winner Pont Aval brings up Mullins' treble

6.03PM

Hauturiere jumps the last clear of the field

Hauturiere impresses to give Mullins and Townend a double

4.59PM

Saldier, centre, jumps across Vina Ardanza at the final fence

Saldier clings on in staying novice chase

4.30PM

Mighty Tom wins decisively

Collins eyes Galway Hurdle for Mighty Tom

4.07PM

Shecouldbeanything clears the final flight

Shecouldbeanything living up to her name

3.23PM

Valleyoftheeagles driven home by Sean Flanagan

Valleyoftheeagles swoops to conquer

2.56PM

Custom Of The Sea delivers under JJ Slevin

Custom Of The Sea rolls home on debut

2.24PM

New Energy

New Energy set for Listed assignment

9.42AM

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