He took over the Peaceful kennels in Ockendon Road, Upminster during 1988 and instantly gained success by winning the 1988 English Greyhound Derby with Hit the Lid in his maiden year.

He joined Hackney from Canterbury in 1990, replacing Doreen Boyce, and won a third consecutive Trainers' title.

A fourth Trainers' title in 1991, with 209 winners, represented a new record, beating the three titles won by George Curtis and Phil Rees Sr.[5] In 1992, he joined Peterborough Greyhound Stadium and finished runner-up in the 1992 English Greyhound Derby with Winsor Abbey [6] before he moved to Reading Stadium.

[7] Despite extending his record to seven Trainers titles in 1994, controversy was to follow the remainder of McGee's career.

McGee then applied to the Clonmel based Irish Coursing Club, which approved his licence.