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Articles By Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.
Sun 1st Nov 2026
Crypto Crash and Danny Mullins are led in by trainer Ken Budds

Crypto backers quids in again as Budds' charge relishes slower ground

5.53PM

Thread Of Gold

Champion Lee wins Curragh finale on impressive Thread Of Gold

5.36PM

Loosen And Limber (right) continues Gary Carroll's fine spell

Gary Carroll makes it eight winners in five days on Cromwell's favourite

5.26PM

Java Wood (black) is driven out by Rory Mulligan

Second 40/1 winner gives Rory Mulligan 1680/1 Curragh double

5.14PM

Quantum Quest (green)

Quantum Quest outstays rivals in Cork Grand National

4.53PM

Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender completes doubles for Mullins & Cobden

4.21PM

Tir Og is left clear as Who's Da Goose departs at the last

Tir Og wins dramatic Cork contest for Seymour & Clarke

4.04PM

Thru and Thru

Curragh handicap was a 'draw race' Thru And Thru

3.45PM

Cornelienne

Cobden bags a Cork winner with Cornelienne

2.30PM

Alnofoor (white and red) gets up to deny Gerrit's Gem

O'Connell's Alnofoor is a 40/1 shock winner at the Curragh

1.47PM

Fri 30th Oct 2026
Not Just Any Eagle wins by a head from Sunrush

Four winners on the spin for Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

9.32PM

Son Of Beauty (far side) leads close home

Son Of Beauty strikes for Thorne & Holohan

8.52PM

Wearing Stars holds Lokkingforarainbow

Carroll doubles up as Henry makes it three on the day

8.41PM

City House (black and red)

City House finally makes the breakthrough in Ireland

7.48PM

Premier Division is an armchair ride for Harry Swan

Unhappy Elliott salvages a Down Royal double

6.12PM

Matin Midi Et Soir

de Bromhead's four-year-old chaser beats depleted field

5.44PM

Heads Up

McConnell's stable star puts the Head down and battles

5.32PM

Ash Hobbs (right) leads Switch From Diesel over the last

De Bromhead lands Feathard Lady Hurdle again

2.53PM

With Nolimit gives the last a foot

Elliott's hotpot gets him up and running at Down Royal

1.31PM

Sun 25th Oct 2026
Bluebell Breeze and Charlotte Butler

Bluebell Breeze a first winner for trainer Adam Leahy

5.44PM

Socrates Smiled and Adam Ryan (blue and yellow)

Slattery and Ryan have the last laugh at Wexford

5.28PM

Always Scoring and Keith Donoghue with trainer John Flavin

Flavin's afternoon gets better at Galway

5.12PM

Castleheath

Fifth win for Murphy's dual-purpose Castleheath

4.57PM

Dromana Mist and Alice Power (left)

Back-to-back 'double carpet' winners at Wexford

4.40PM

El Bilo (far side) pictured with stablemate Well Friend

Nolan does a Ballydoyle with 1-2-3-4 at Wexford

4.18PM

Lirakali (left)

Lirakali scores for de Bromhead & O'Keeffe

3.56PM

The Two Degrees (far side) is on his way to victory as Noon Blu Dodville falls

Nolan strikes at Wexford with The Two Degrees

2.45PM

Lanzhou

Lucky Lanzhou awarded Galway prize after Sugrue weighs in 1.2lb light

2.31PM

Pat's Legacy (left)

Pat's Legacy makes winning chase debut at 20/1

2.04PM

Illtakehimmyself and Paddy O'Brien

McNamara's five-year-old lands Galway chase

1.48PM

Chart Topper

Chart Topper finds a nice rhythm in Galway's opener

1.31PM

Fri 23rd Oct 2026
You Make Me Smile (nearest) heads for home

Fahy's mare Makes Danny Smile

4.35PM

Ocean Of Dreams and Oran McGill (centre)

Ocean Of Dreams wins readily for the McGills

3.01PM

Sat 17th Oct 2026
Wayne Lordan needs both hands to count his tally of winners

Ballydoyle repeats 2025 six-timer on Leopardstown's all-juvenile card

7.10PM

Accumulation (purple)

Further Accumulation of gains for Ballydoyle

6.54PM

All Noise and Patrick Mullins (red)

Harrington & Mullins combine to land the bumper

5.51PM

Loi Des Jeux

Second handicap victory for Hassett's French-bred

5.20PM

Capability Brown (right)

O'Brien's Killavullan winner Capable of further improvement

5.05PM

Wall Street (purple) sees off Zarak Pasha (green)

Wall Street's stock rises after Group 3 success

4.38PM

Speckles (navy) beats Duchessofaquitaine (yellow)

May Hill third Speckles breaks her maiden at Leopardstown

4.22PM

Tountinna

Magnussen masterminds Limerick Listed triumph for Tountinna

3.48PM

Carried With Love (nearest)

Cobden rides first winner at Limerick

3.16PM

Jennyfromtheblock

Jenny wins for Eric at Limerick

2.16PM

Bunker Buster

No worries for Byrnes' Buster in the first at Limerick

1.31PM

Sun 11th Oct 2026
Vanir

Murtagh & Coen take the last at Naas with Vanir

6.41PM

Pure Granite (right)

Harney's Pure Granite shows his mettle at Naas

6.33PM

Klassical Kid (pale blue)

Debutant Klassical Kid beats previous winners in Cork bumper

6.21PM

Birdie Or Bust

Birdie Or Bust wins for Cobden at Cork

6.12PM

Abbotsford and Colin Keane (pink cap)

Juddmonte's Abbotsford lands big Naas handicap for Weld

6.04PM

Minella Emperor

Three-horse race a gift for Minella Emperor

5.06PM

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