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Articles By Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.

Thu 26th Jan 2012

Zaidpour leads Voler La Vedette away from the last

Zaidpour takes tactical affair

2.15PM

Burrenbridge Lodge (centre), One Cool Shabra (left) and Gorgeous Sixty battle it out at the final flight

Lodge takes dramatic opener

1.34PM

Joseph O'Brien winning the Breeders Cup Turf on St Nicholas Abbey

O'Brien hoping weight will stabilise

12.01PM

Siegemaster leads over the last to win the 2011 Thyestes Chase

Further rain at Gowran

9.03AM

Paul Nolan, trains Adams Island

Early market moves

8.48AM

Sat 21st Jan 2012

Our Vinnie (Robbie McNamara) right beats The Crafty Butcher

Vinnie edges a thriller in the bumper

4.32PM

Winning rider Andrew Leigh

Light Leads the way

3.51PM

Pass The Hat (right) and Barry Cash beating Black Mac

Hat's off to Moore's gelding

3.23PM

Midnight Game and Davy Russell win easily

Midnight adds further strength to Mullins team

2.45PM

Runners in the Grade 2 novice chase jump the first fence with the winner Medical Card left

Medical Card upsets rivals in feature

2.14PM

Mikael D'Haguenet and Paul Townend clear the last in style

Mikael justifies prohibitive odds

1.33PM

Marasonnien and Paul Townend survive a mistake at the last

Marasonnien lands the odds

1.13PM

Thu 19th Jan 2012

Merchant Royal gets away with a mistake at the final fence

Merchant completes hat-trick

4.47PM

Prince Of Forwards jumps the last to provide trainer Pat Hughes with a welcome winner in the 2m6f handicap hurdle

Hughes ends very lean spell

4.27PM

Winning connections Brian Hayes and Tom Taaffe

Argocat records decisive win

3.56PM

Quietly Fancied and Roger Quinlan are clear at the last

Quietly takes advantage of favourite's exit

3.05PM

Banjaxed Girl and Robert Power take a fall at halfway in the Grade 3 Mares Novice Chase

Russell scores again on Knockfierna

2.36PM

Apt Approach (right) just leads Follow The Plan over the last in the Grade 2 Kinloch Brae Chase

Apt shows gritty Approach to land Kinloch Brae

2.05PM

Folsom Blue on his way to an easy win under Davy Russell

Folsom gives rivals the Blues

1.54PM

Alpha Ridge finishing second to Last Instalment at Galway

Alpha Ridge suffers heart attack on gallops

1.36PM

Racing away from the stands at Naas

Going update

11.33AM

Follow The Plan (left) and Roberto Goldback battle it out in the Kinloch Brae Chase last year

Plan bids for Kinloch Brae repeat

8.23AM

Sat 14th Jan 2012

Barry Geraghty, in action at Kempton

Kempton finally gets go ahead

11.25AM

Ut De Sivola, hot favourite for the featured juvenile hurdle

Punchestown passes inspection

7.50AM

Mon 2nd Jan 2012

Perfect Gentleman wins the bumper under Patrick Mullins

Gentleman completes Mullins treble

4.16PM

Jack Absolute (left) and Davy Russell with eventual third Last Time D'Albain

Russell doubles up on Jack

4.05PM

Belle Brook (Davy Russell) sprawls badly on landing at the last

Dramatic win for Belle Brook

3.41PM

Ballyburke and David Casey jumping the last clear of Kildare Blowin

Ballyburke repays patient approach

2.37PM

Simenon and Ruby Walsh fly the last for a very easy success

Simenon proves way too strong

2.08PM

Final Approach (Ruby Walsh) jumps the last for an easy win

Approach easily lands the odds

1.35PM

Ocean Bright and Conor Maxwell clear the last hurdle

Ocean shines Bright

1.02PM

Shane Jackson

Jackson sidelined with broken foot

10.51AM

Testing ground at Cork this afternoon

Heavy showers at Cork

10.33AM

Sun 1st Jan 2012

Racing at Tramore

Tramore now heavy

11.19AM

Sat 31st Dec 2011

Mikael D'Haguenet (left) winning at Fairyhouse this month

Testing ground at Punchestown

11.44AM

Fri 30th Dec 2011

Tramore hosts a two-day meeting this weekend

Going update

8.58AM

Thu 29th Dec 2011

Thousand Stars faces 7 rivals in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle

Going update

9.00AM

Wed 28th Dec 2011

Paul Townend pictured at Leopardstown after his fall on Tuesday

Townend to return tomorrow

12.17PM

Quito De La Roque faces eight rivals in the Lexus Chase

Leopardstown dries out further

8.47AM

Mon 26th Dec 2011

Bog Warrior, favourite for the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown

Leopardstown ground drying out

11.09AM

Thu 15th Dec 2011

Primroseandblue strides clear to win the bumper under Patrick Mullins

Primrose gives rivals the blues

3.57PM

Knockbrack Vic leads over the last in the hands of Philip Enright

Vic gives punters a Knock at 25/1

3.34PM

Pride Of The Arctic (Mark Fahey) leads Castle Wings away from the last

Arctic does the Fahey family proud

3.05PM

Golanbrook (Barry Geraghty) just holds off the late surge of Are Ya Right Chief (near side)

Golan scores for Danoli connections

2.36PM

Make A Track (Davy Russell) far side and Ceol Rua (Ruby Walsh) fly the last together

Track just makes it

2.20PM

Ludo Et Emergo pings the last for Martin Ferris

Ludo springs 50/1 shock for Lee/Ferris

1.52PM

Trainer Oliver Brady (right) celebrates afterwards with rider Ger Fox

Fox stays Cool on Shabra

1.02PM

Billy Lee returns from injury at Dundalk

Lee returns at Dundalk

12.23PM

Gowran Park Racecourse

Further rain at Gowran

10.59AM

Sun 11th Dec 2011

The Robbie Hennessy-trained Rubi Light

Punchestown now heavy

11.24AM

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