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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.
Sat 6th May 2023
Rightsotom

1/3 Rightsotom outclasses rivals

2.07PM

Harry's Hill leads them home

Harry's Hill wins for the Hassetts

1.49PM

Banks Boy

In-form Elliott bids for Saturday winner with Banks Boy

11.36AM

Tue 2nd May 2023
Banntown Girl (nearest)

Banntown Girl off the mark over hurdles

5.49PM

Ballinrobe 2 5 23 Lucid Dreams and Liam Quinlan win the Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Healy Racing

Lucid Dreams a clearcut winner for Ryan

5.14PM

Mon 1st May 2023
Ossie's Lodge and John Gleeson

Ossie's Lodge wins the bumper for Martin & Gleeson

6.02PM

Winning trainer Micky Fenton with Jamie Powell

Run Forrest Run checks in on time

5.44PM

Shimmerz and Siobhan Rutledge with the Allegro Syndicate

Shimmerz a shock 40/1 winner under Rutledge

5.23PM

Ballydesmsond

Ballydesmond wins hunter chase on Rules debut

5.07PM

The Abbey and Danny Gilligan

The Abbey registers first win over fences

4.46PM

Visualisation wins from Lafayette (pink)

Visualisation makes all in the Mooresbridge

4.31PM

Paddington beats stablemate Drumroll

Paddington a smooth winner of the Tetrarch

2.45PM

Sat 29th Apr 2023
Stuzzikini is clear under Paul Bell

Paul Bell wins charity race on Stuzzikini

7.30PM

Punchestown

Bumper final day crowd at Punchestown

7.24PM

Chasing Unicorn and Steven Crawford (on the rail)

Crawfords team up to win final day bumper

7.05PM

Seddon (left) fends off all his pursuers

Seddon rounds off fabulous four-timer

5.54PM

Lossiemouth clears the last ahead of Zarak The Brave

Lossiemouth lands the odds

5.18PM

Brideswell Lad (nearest) comes to take the measure of Ballykeel

Fourth winner of the week for Slevin

4.56PM

Aione

Aione just holds on in long-distance handicap

3.42PM

Subset and Barry Stone (orange, far left)

Subset leads home a banks one-two for Maher

3.13PM

Emancipator

Market movers

12.29PM

Sat 22nd Apr 2023
Fond Farewell (nearest) gets up close home to beat Nusra

Colgan doubles up on Fond Farewell

6.49PM

Nurburgring and Mikey Sheehy

Nurburgring finds a change of gear

6.40PM

Rich Belief (left) beats Scott Lang

Rich Belief makes winning start for Crawley

6.32PM

Etna Rosso

No hangover for Etna Rosso supporters

6.15PM

Gambe Veloci beats fellow grey Nostringsattached

Gambe Veloci makes the breakthrough

4.27PM

Ocean Quest

Ocean Quest easily beats the colts

4.16PM

Tawaazon (right) beats Queen's Pardon

Tawaazon back in the winner's enclosure again

3.21PM

Empty Metaphor (left) holds Toughen Up

Empty Metaphor makes all under McDonogh

3.06PM

River Tiber is out on his own

River Tiber a name to note

2.32PM

Bellaphina beats Sweetest Rose

Bellaphina strikes for Kinsella & Maxwell

2.26PM

Thu 20th Apr 2023
Theophilos stays on best under Ben Coen

Theophilos scores for Murtagh & Coen

8.40PM

Tommy Time

It's Tommy Time at Kilbeggan

8.28PM

Final Decision (left) beats River Tara

Final Decision another bumper winner for McCann

8.20PM

Apprentice and Alan Persse (nearest) beat Slaney Tide and Luke McAteer

Apprentice Persse wins on Apprentice

7.13PM

Desert Heather and Ray Barron

Desert Heather bolts up on handicap debut

6.37PM

Villanova Queen (nearest)

Villanova Queen another for Harrington

6.23PM

Burren Song (left) beats Taipan

Burren Song scores for the Slatterys

5.53PM

Charlie Luciano (green and yellow)

No luck required for Meade's hotpot

5.08PM

Wasthatok

Wasthatok makes winning debut over hurdles

4.33PM

Fri 14th Apr 2023
Backtonormal and Derek O'Connor win from Alvaniy

Bumper double for O'Connor

8.38PM

I Wont Back Down

No heartbreak for supporters of Curling's winner

8.35PM

Mon 10th Apr 2023
Firefox beats Ile Atlantique

Elliott finishes on a brighter note

7.30PM

Macs Charm (nearest)

Compensation for Hayes on Macs Charm

7.20PM

Straight Home

Successful, but poignant, day for the Townends

7.01PM

Flemensface

Flemensface scores for Griffin & Barry

6.49PM

I Am Maximus ((right) beats Gevrey (left)

I Am Maximus a first Irish National winner for Townend

5.35PM

Dinny Lacey (left) takes full advantage as Ultimate Optimist blunders at the last

Dinny Lacey wins for Motherway & Swan

5.04PM

Lar's Lass

Lar's Lass wins for the Dreapers

4.24PM

The grey Asterion Forlonge leads at the last from Monkfish (right)

Asterion holds off returning Monkfish

4.05PM

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