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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 15th Oct 2023
Scamall Bawn beats Ballysax Hank

Bright future ahead for Kielys' Scamall Bawn

6.52PM

Prairie Dancer (red) holds on to beat Stoke The Fire

Dancer clings on to land Naas November in mid-October

6.20PM

Typical Thomas

Typical Thomas wins Cork feature for Fahey

6.05PM

Jockey Tom Kiely Marshall with owner/trainer Donal Kinsella and his wife Joan

Teddy is the boy at 25/1

5.48PM

Bottler'secret

Bottler'secret defies market weakness

5.38PM

Time Marches On (noseband)

Time Marches On gains first victory

5.29PM

Chapel Street (nearest)

Chapel Street wins at Mallow for Cork connections

4.35PM

Getabelle

Getabelle scores for Cusack & Hayes

4.20PM

Dancing Tango (orange)

Dancing Tango leaves Bluebell rivals in a spin

3.38PM

Desert Heather (nearest) lays it down to Solitary Man

Desert Heather completes hurdling hat-trick

3.28PM

Curvature (right)

Curvature goes shortest way around for Listed success

3.11PM

The Red Lily Racing Syndicate celebrate with Billy Lee

King Cuan lands another big pot at Naas

2.31PM

Natalia Lupini with her partner and assistant Craig Bryson

Lupini looking to next season with stable stars

8.42AM

Thu 12th Oct 2023
Ronan Whelan

Saturn Seven has the speed for five

6.16PM

Where's Nanny (black and white)

Where's Nanny wins under ground-saving ride from Townend

6.05PM

Croi Corcra

Reserve Croi Corcra wins under Doyle

5.55PM

Paddy Barlow

Barlow shines on David Garrick in Student Derby

5.25PM

Blue Peak (left) beats Breezy Zoff

Blue Peak scores for Grassick & Sheehy

4.22PM

Faux Fur

Faux Fur warms bookies' hearts at 28/1

3.56PM

Duke Otto (red) scores at a lively Tramore

Flynn's Duke Otto gets off the mark

3.29PM

Racing Royalty (blinkers, blue cap)

Lee doubles up on Racing Royalty

3.08PM

Meriwether Lewis

Ballydoyle 1-2-3 in second Curragh juvenile maiden

2.20PM

Our Uncle Jack

Our Uncle Jack takes Tramore opener for the Fitzgeralds

2.17PM

Porters Place (black and white stripes)

Porters Place another name to note from Twomey yard

1.35PM

Salvador Ziggy

Salvador Ziggy set to tackle American Grand National

8.08AM

Sat 7th Oct 2023
Sunday Sovereign (orange)

Treble for Keane as McAuley doubles up

7.09PM

Arctic Gale sees off Can't Resist It

Arctic Gale lands the odds in Fairyhouse bumper

6.52PM

Winning connections of Brownstone

Brownstone gets a win for the Cowboys

6.37PM

Indigo Five beats Mogwli (left)

Indigo Five wins as Indigo Five

5.40PM

Tawaazon (orange) repels all challengers

Sixth win of the season for teak-tough Tawaazon

5.24PM

Miss Oreo

Miss Oreo makes all under Fenelon

5.06PM

Letherfly (right)

'Across the cards' double for Meade

4.29PM

Flanking Maneuver

Flanking Maneuver a smooth winner for Meade & O'Sullivan

2.52PM

The Big Chap (nearest) lays it down to My Mate Mozzie

50/1 Chap turns over odds-on Mozzie

2.42PM

The Highway Rat (middle) finished second to Harry's Bar

Oliver to work on sharper starts from The Highway Rat

1.48AM

Sat 30th Sep 2023
Letsbeclearaboutit

Cromwell & Donoghue double up in Gowran finale

6.35PM

Positive Thinker (nearest) jumps the last upsides Railway Hurricane

Positive Thinker displays good attitude for O'Keeffe

6.26PM

Dream Escape and Conor Stone-Walsh with trainer Tom Mullins and groom Steph Searle

Dream Escape another winner for Conor Stone-Walsh

6.11PM

Timeless Piece holds off Yamalia Star

McCullagh completes Killarney double for Harrington

5.55PM

Easy Game

Easy Game wins Gowran feature for third time

5.36PM

Rubydooby

Rubydooby strikes for Twomey & Lee

5.12PM

Great Island with jockey Ethan O'Sullivan, trainer Eoin Griffin and Natalie Bradley

O'Sullivan rides first winner on Griffin's Great Island

4.35PM

Gambe Veloci

Gambe Veloci has the fastest legs in Killarney mud

4.21PM

Mint Boy (right) overhauls Zaidi

Mint Boy scores for Cromwell & Donoghue

3.17PM

Simpson's Paradox (blinkers)

McCullagh solves the puzzle of Simpson's Paradox

2.55PM

Bells On Her Toes (navy, red cap) winning at Galway

Slattery filly in good shape for Concorde challenge

11.03AM

Thu 28th Sep 2023
Harry Rogers (left) with Ronan Whelan

Emotional success for Rogers in Bellewstown finale

6.00PM

Jet Setting Jim (far side) beats Royal Hollow

John Queally doubles up with Jet Setting Jim

5.49PM

Cave Court and Oran McGill

Cave Court on a serious upward curve

5.28PM

Distillate

Distillate runs out a smooth winner

5.07PM

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