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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.
Mon 15th Jul 2024
Emphasis (left) is well on top

Crehan puts the Emphasis on stamina

8.14PM

Mother Nature (right)

Ballydoyle's Mother Nature gets off the mark

7.59PM

Independent Expert (purple)

Slattery's mare bounces back to form

7.41PM

Avatar Jet (right)

Avatar Jet takes off at Killarney

6.37PM

Blacksmiths Forge (left) reels in Cap Bernat

Maguire gets a spark out of Blacksmiths Forge

6.18PM

Scottish Dancer (blinkers)

Doyle doubles up at Downpatrick

5.49PM

Ollie La Ba Ba (orange)

Limerick raider Ollie strikes up north

4.42PM

Steps In The Sand (nearest)

Collins' mare on an upward curve

4.05PM

The grey Hey Whatever and Sam Ewing

Ewing keeps drilling home the winners

3.04PM

Fri 12th Jul 2024
Bardenstown Lad

Bardenstown Lad outstays rivals

8.50PM

Idas Boy (right)

Longshot Idas Boy lands Kilbeggan feature

8.19PM

Ceanndana

Ceanndana third successive winning 'jolly' at Kilbeggan

7.41PM

Kilashee

Kilashee romps home by 38 lengths!

7.02PM

Onefortheditch

'Onefortheditch' is the toast of favourite backers

6.33PM

The Wallpark and Sam Ewing

The Wallpark is another for in-form Ewing

6.02PM

Miss Paloma holds Avondale in the lucky last

Keeping the faith proves profitable for Paloma backers

5.48PM

Aeronautic (third from left)

Aeronautic takes flight to deny Murtagh a double

5.13PM

Comfort Line (red and black)

Eleventh on Thursday, first on Friday for Comfort Line

4.42PM

Shamsuddin

Coen doubles up on Shamsuddin

3.47PM

Tokenomics beats Elegant Madame

Marnane's Tokenomics justifies favouritism

3.31PM

Sun 7th Jul 2024
La Hacienda jumps the last in a clear lead

Matt Smith continues good spell of form

5.09PM

Gone For Tea (noseband) outpoints Instant Tendance

Ewing completes a brace of winners on Gone For Tea

3.05PM

Fri 5th Jul 2024
Windbeneathmywings (blue) clings on to beat The Last Line

Doyle shines on Flynn's Free newcomer

9.09PM

Building Bridges

Leonard takes the last on Building Bridges

9.00PM

Happy Jacky

Happy Jacky registers sixth hurdling win

8.41PM

Macinamillion

Second time lucky on 'The Hill' for Macinamillion

8.02PM

Sean Flanagan celebrates his 500th Irish winner

Monkey off Flanagan's back as he rides 500th winner in Ireland

7.52PM

Cobra Queen (nearest)

Cobra Queen sheds maiden tag over hurdles

7.16PM

Comic Book (far side) foils Andromeda

Comic Book cheers the layers

7.15PM

Contrapposto (right) beats Katzoff

Contrapposto back in the winner's circle

6.44PM

Disco Dancer goes on from Sionnach Eile

Disco Dancer in the groove under Ewing

6.31PM

Blackcastle Storm (green cap) beats the grey Imposing Supreme

Blackcastle Storms home much to McDonogh's chagrin

6.01PM

The Road Is Long (orange cap) holds on

Another Sheehy on the scoresheet at Bellewstown

5.38PM

Amanirenas

Grassick's Amanirenas lands the claimer

5.16PM

Vespertilio with trainer Willie McCreery

McCreery looking to France with star fillies

9.21AM

Porta Fortuna

Falmouth could be next target for Porta Fortuna

9.15AM

Tue 2nd Jul 2024
Calum Hogan pictured with his dad Ray after riding his first winner aboard Bear Claws at Limerick last summer

Hogan looking to hit the heights over jumps

1.57AM

Mon 17th Jun 2024
Tonaghneave Well

Son of Berkshire wins for Ascot-bound Cromwell

8.50PM

Optional Mix (maroon sleeves)

Optional Mix records fifth career victory

8.40PM

Ashdale Bob (green)

Ashdale Bob off the mark over fences

8.19PM

Happy Jacky

Happy Jacky scores on second start for Fahey

7.38PM

Desert Cave spreadeagles the field

Desert Cave routs rivals under Shinnick

7.27PM

Safran Et Bleu (yellow)

Safran Et Bleu strikes under O'Dwyer

6.03PM

Influential Lady comes fast and late

10-year-old mare lands first Flat success

5.18PM

Glor Tire

Hardy Glor Tire regains winning thread

4.47PM

Master Of The Hunt

Lordan doubles up for Ballydoyle

4.22PM

Glen Princess

Glen Princess scores for Murtagh & Coen

3.59PM

Colin Keane with Summer Snow's owners Patrick and Bernadette Kelly

Summer Snow confirms liking for Gowran

3.00PM

Sun 16th Jun 2024
Trustyourinstinct

Trustyourinstinct and back last year's winner!

7.16PM

Thalara

Thalara scores on stable debut for de Bromhead

7.08PM

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