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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 7th May 2022
Little Big Bear (purple)

O'Brien's bear mauls Naas rivals

2.50PM

Anna Bunina

McConnell with two chances at Haydock

9.12AM

Naas

Yielding to soft ground at Naas

8.46AM

Mon 2nd May 2022
Midnight Fire leads close home

Midnight Fire strikes for the Hartys

6.35PM

Single Edition (red and white) makes all

First winner under rules for Carl Millar

6.20PM

Handy Headon

Christie wins Down Royal hunter chase

5.57PM

Sean Bird

Ginsburg a first winner for Sean Bird

5.44PM

Diggin Deep

Diggin Deep does just that for Cullinan

5.10PM

Twilight Spinner quickens away from Cigamia (left)

Stakes double for O'Brien & Crosse

4.34PM

Chinx Of Light

Future looks bright for Chinx Of Light

3.40PM

Buckaroo and Shane Crosse go clear

Tetrarch winner Buckaroo stakes Irish Guineas claim

3.11PM

Gaelic Arc and Niall Prendergast (far side)

Ryan picks up where he left off

2.39PM

Blackbeard (left)

Blackbeard beats Crispy Cat by a whisker

2.16PM

Matilda Picotte

Cotter's filly impresses on debut

2.03PM

Sat 30th Apr 2022
Amir Kabir and Camilla Sharples beat Barbados

Camilla Sharples wins charity race on Amir Kabir

7.07PM

Path D'oroux makes all under Derek O'Connor

Path D'oroux completes a double for Cromwell

6.49PM

Camprond and Aidan Coleman (white cap)

Camprond a first Irish winner for Aidan Coleman

6.29PM

Vauban clears the last ahead of Fil Dor

Silky smooth Vauban wins final Grade 1 of season

5.57PM

Donkey Years (green and gold) comes to collar Recite A Prayer (left)

Easier ground not a problem for Donkey Years

5.32PM

Marie's Rock and Nico de Boinville

Marie's Rock wins Mares' Champion Hurdle

5.11PM

Peaches And Cream

Peaches And Cream gets his just desserts

4.30PM

Hurricane Darwin (near side)

Hurricane Darwin blows away rivals

3.01PM

Punchestown

Going updates

9.12AM

Fri 22nd Apr 2022
Baptism Of Fire

Doubles for Blackmore & de Bromhead

7.52PM

Sweet Will (nearest)

Sweet Will makes successful switch to fences

7.19PM

Esthers Marvel (left)

Esthers Marvel another good result for the layers

7.00PM

Deo Bellator leads over the last from Miss Us O

Deo Bellator holds on for Neil Gault

6.36PM

Easy for Amirite

Facile win for de Bromhead's Amirite

5.56PM

Gotthenod

Harney scores on Gotthenod

5.18PM

Hope Des Blins

50/1 winner for Ryan & Mullins

4.51PM

Chacun Pour Soi

Mullins feels Chacun ready to shake up Energumene

9.34AM

Thu 21st Apr 2022
Raadobarg beats Lust

Raadobarg follows up Irish Lincoln success

8.07PM

Matilda With Me (blue) collars Carirose (green)

Keane times it well on Matilda

8.00PM

Old Bill Barley

Bumper double for the Mullins'

7.46PM

Walk On The Moone

Mullins newcomer wins mares' bumper

7.31PM

Darkened (right)

Darkened knuckles down well under King

7.13PM

Simon Condon

Fairytale first winner for Simon Condon

6.49PM

Hymn Book Two

Valuable bracket for Bolger's Hymn Book Two

6.01PM

Name Me Famous

Back-to-back wins for Name Me Famous

5.40PM

Messa Concertata

Joe Murphy off the mark for 2022

5.06PM

The Antarctic (near side) beats Wodao

Battaash's brother makes a winning start

4.34PM

Tipperary

Market support for Howard runners at Tipperary

2.25PM

A Case Of You with winning connections after last month's Group 1 win at Meydan

McGuinness sketches plans for A Case Of You

8.32AM

Wed 20th Apr 2022
Earl Of Tyrone

Earl Of Tyrone outclasses depleted field

7.49PM

Lariat

Lariat finally gains first win on Irish soil

7.36PM

Fox Fearless

Fox Fearless a courageous winner under McCullagh

7.02PM

Teddy Boy (noseband) beats Pillar (yellow)

Stylish ride from Sheehy on Teddy Boy

6.21PM

Jarvis (on rail) beats Neo Soul (orange cap)

Keane chooses right as Lyons' pair dominate

5.35PM

Drombeg Duke and Gavin Ryan

Drombeg Duke resumes winning ways

5.11PM

Sun King

Sun shines on favourite backers as King scores

4.24PM

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