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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.
Wed 15th Aug 2012
Gowran Park in doubt

Gowran to inspect

9.58AM

Sun 12th Aug 2012
Johnny Murtagh

Murtagh fractures cheekbone

5.55PM

Stones Peak and Ronan Whelan combine for a third win this year

Peak performance by Stones in fillies handicap

5.15PM

My Special J's (nearside) holds on to beat Harasiya

Special win for Shanahan

3.54PM

Thu 9th Aug 2012
King Ali (Tony Kelly) on the far side just edges out Cavite Beta

Ali is the King for Kellys in Sligo feature

8.17PM

Top Madam (Paul Townend) beating Dara Tango at sunny Sligo

Townend is on Top at Sligo

6.33PM

Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Rain hit the attendance at Galway

Galway figures

8.25PM

Wed 1st Aug 2012
Showers dampened betting ring turnover

Galway day three figures

7.50PM

Daffern Seal winning at the Galway Festival last year

Daffern Seal out of Plate

12.58PM

Blackstairmountain favourite for Galway Plate

Soft conditions for the Plate

8.17AM

Mon 30th Jul 2012
Galway Festival gets underway at 4pm today

Ground continues to dry as Festival begins

8.26AM

Thu 26th Jul 2012
Waltzing Cat approaches the line with a clear lead under Marc Monaghan

Cat dances in for promising apprentice

8.25PM

Fairy Wing and Fran Berry are clear in the 7f handicap

Fairy flies home to please punters

7.45PM

Afonso De Sousa eases to victory under Joseph O'Brien

Afonso scores in runaway fashion

6.13PM

Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Zariyna (Shane Foley) completes a double on the day for the Aga Khan and trainer Michael Halford

Doubles for Halford & Aga Khan

5.16PM

Placere & Nina Carberry were very easy winners of the Ladies Derby

Fourth Derby win for Nina

4.22PM

John Gosden

Nathaniel in good fettle after King George

3.50PM

Tue 17th Jul 2012
Pat Smullen, 5/4 favourite to be champion

Flat jockey's championship hotting up

8.02PM

Fri 13th Jul 2012
Andy Slattery

Slattery pair withdrawn after horsebox drama

5.23PM

No racing at Tipperary tomorrow

Tipperary cancelled

11.57AM

Tipperary to inspect at noon today

Tipperary to inspect at noon

8.56AM

Wed 11th Jul 2012
Ballyhoura (right) challenges Uponthe Hoof (centre) at the last

Bally in the swing to deny Hoof

3.44PM

Spring Hawk (no. 2) challenges Cheyenne Girl at the last

Hawk Springs to victory at Wexford

2.42PM

Tue 10th Jul 2012
The Group 3 Brownstown Stakes will be run at Naas tomorrow

Brownstown Stakes switched to Naas

9.51AM

Fairyhouse cancelled due to waterlogging

Fairyhouse cancelled

7.52AM

Sun 8th Jul 2012
Victrix Gale and Paul Townend in full flight

Gale blows rivals away in Plate Trial

6.44PM

Larry Mulvany, son of trainer Michael, leads in First Impressions

First makes a big Impression

4.17PM

Sat 7th Jul 2012
Day two of the July Festival goes ahead

Bellewstown passes inspection

7.55AM

Tue 3rd Jul 2012
Fairyhouse on next Tuesday afternoon

Fairyhouse rescheduled for next Tuesday

5.22PM

Sat 30th Jun 2012
Camelot will face just four rivals in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

Monarch out, Camelot in!

3.23PM

Thu 28th Jun 2012
Tipperary cancelled due to waterlogging

Tipperary cancelled

9.49AM

Tipperary will hold an inspection at 10am after 35mm of rain

Tipperary to inspect this morning

7.59AM

Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Down Royal passed fit for racing

Down Royal goes ahead

8.10AM

Thu 21st Jun 2012
Takar winning the Tetrarch Stakes at the Curragh last month

Ground easing after overnight rain

10.38AM

Fri 8th Jun 2012
Saddler's Rock is set to reappear in the Saval Beg Stakes

Leopardstown call inspection

8.30AM

Mon 4th Jun 2012
Listowel hosts day two of its Bank Holiday meeting today

Going update

9.26AM

Spectacular action from Ballingarry point-to-point last year

Ballingarry passes inspection

9.08AM

Sun 3rd Jun 2012
Heavy ground at Listowel this afternoon

Testing ground in prospect at Listowel

10.01AM

No action at Ballingarry today; inspection planned for tomorrow

Ballingarry rained off

9.52AM

Fri 1st Jun 2012
Paul Townend, rode a double

Townend replaces Russell to complete double

9.26PM

The Amarillo Kid and Paul Townend land clear over the last

Amarillo shows the way

9.09PM

Top hunter chaser Salsify

Salsify stars at Stratford

8.47PM

Lend A Hand Son pings the last for Ruby Walsh

Ruby Lends punters A Hand

8.20PM

Jamsie Hall throws a big jump for Davy Condon

Jam on top for Condon

7.49PM

Carlos Fandango (Mark Walsh) throws a fine leap at the last

Carlos ends drought for Stanners

7.22PM

The Rossmeister (No 4) challenges at the last under Shay Barry

Ross adds to Doyle's Tramore record

6.49PM

Cnoc Na Sioga (Davy Condon) heads Knockeenonthedoor close home

Cnoc flies home for Condon

6.30PM

Dawn Approach wins easily at Naas last month

Dawn Approach among Naas entries

2.15PM

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Maybe

Maybe drifts in Oaks market

11.12AM

The parade ring at Tramore Racecourse

Going updates

10.41AM

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