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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.
Fri 5th Nov 2021
Designer Cailin (far side) just holds on from Sense Of Romance

Whatever he claims, Sheehy has the winning habit

7.45PM

Simply Glorious and Gavin Ryan beat Knocklane Lass (noseband)

Donnacha at the double with Simply Glorious

7.25PM

Ozymandis and Gary Carroll beat Freescape

Friday winner for Carroll at Dundalk not Del Mar

6.39PM

Friendly goes clear under Wayne Lordan

Friendly lands Dundalk feature at 33/1

6.27PM

Lesson Learned and Gavin Ryan

Lesson Learned another for in-form Donnacha

5.58PM

Golden Twilight and Mikey Sheehy (far side) beat Hurricane Alex

Twilight winner for Halford & Sheehy

4.58PM

Collective Power and Ben Coen

Power collects on second run in three days

4.27PM

Chatham Street Lad

Winters aiming high with Chatham Street Lad

8.52AM

Mon 1st Nov 2021
Limit Long and Finny Maguire (far side) beat Raamez

Bunyan & Maguire team up to take finale

5.42PM

Oh Purple Reign and Jamie Codd (near side) touch off Meishar

Beach winner continues Elliott's Purple patch

5.22PM

Able Jack and Joey Sheridan (2nd right) come between rivals to score

Able Jack lands the claimer under Sheridan

4.50PM

Thaleeq and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Champion apprentice wins on Weld's Thaleeq

4.06PM

Hell Left Loose and Mark Enright (green cap) rally to beat Teddy Boy

Enright completes full set of winners at Irish tracks

3.41PM

El Padre and Sean Flanagan (red and black) beat Arcanears (hooped cap)

Murray & Flanagan take Laytown opener

2.22PM

Sat 30th Oct 2021
Envoi Allen and Rachael Blackmore

Envoi Allen gets back on track

5.13PM

Frodon (far side) and Galvin are upsides at the last

Frodon beats Galvin in Down Royal thriller

4.38PM

Eskylane and Jack Kennedy jump the last ahead of Magic Tricks

Eskylane gives Elliott another treble

4.22PM

Mighty Potter and Jack Kennedy jump the last

Elliott doubles up as Russell takes a fall

2.10PM

Fil Dor and Davy Russell

Fil Dor a juvenile hurdler to note

1.39PM

Eskylane (right) seen beating Gabynako at Punchestown last year

Market movers at Down Royal

11.33AM

Fri 29th Oct 2021
Guild and Chris Hayes (right) beat Nibiru

Guild takes finale for Comer & Hayes

9.12PM

Ellabella (near side) just holds on from Clatter Bang

Ellabella makes all under Maxwell

8.48PM

Jamie Powell with winning trainer Darren Bunyan

Change of fortune for Bunyan as Dreams delivers

8.36PM

Punk Poet and Declan McDonogh (near side) pip Chavajod

McDonogh finds the line on Punk Poet

8.10PM

Owner Rita Shah with jockey Jonathan Moore and Anthony McCann

Big Dream collects for McCann & Moore

7.01PM

The Mediator and Jamie Codd

Elliott completes short-priced treble in bumper

6.17PM

Espion De Chenet and Ryan Treacy clear the last in front

Espion De Chenet & Treacy a winning team

5.25PM

Outside The Door and Aidan Kelly lead over the last

Outside The Door wins again for Roche & Kelly

4.59PM

Zanahiyr and Jack Kennedy

Zanahiyr back to winning ways

3.12PM

Hollow Games and Davy Russell jump the last in front

No scares for 1/9 fav Hollow Games

2.02PM

Wed 27th Oct 2021
Rita Levi and Seamie Heffernan hold Shamiyan (noseband)

McConnell doubles up with Rita Levi

9.18PM

Turf Range (near side) pips No Trouble

Broad's Range prefers polytrack to Turf!

9.02PM

Accessory and Jake Coen hold Ampeson

Accessory a sixth winner already for Jake Coen

8.33PM

Drombeg Duke and Gavin Ryan (near side) beat Capla Knight (yellow)

Drombeg Duke back to form under Ryan

6.41PM

Morning Soldier and Billy Lee beat Trent

Mullins' juvenile provides Lee with another double

5.32PM

Special Power and Andy Slattery

Special Power gets his turn for the Slatterys

4.56PM

Zahee (right) is driven out by Billy Lee

Zahee & Lee combine to win for McConnell

4.28PM

Timourid and Daniel King

Hogan's Timourid a third winner for Daniel King

4.00PM

Tue 26th Oct 2021
Sean Says and Sarah Verling

Sarah Verling wins first running of Student Derby

5.50PM

Crassus (near side) swoops late under Neil Ryan

Meade provides Neil Ryan with first winner

5.03PM

Tip Of The Spear and Billy Lee beat Tall Story

Tip Of The Spear strikes for Kinirons

4.33PM

Raise You (white face) and John Gleeson go clear

Raise You too speedy for Amateur Derby rivals

3.59PM

Sir Allen and Andrew Slattery (right) beat Cyclamen

Slatterys' bottom weight wins the nursery

2.07PM

Belle Fourche and Leigh Roche (near side) beat New York City

O'Callaghan finishing the season with a flourish

1.42PM

Dissociate and Billy Lee

Dissociate another nice prospect for Twomey

1.03PM

Micro Manage is favourite for the Paddy Power Amateur Riders Derby

Going updates

9.16AM

Bardenstown Lad winning at Cheltenham under Sean Bowen

McConnell eyeing Albert Bartlett with Bardenstown Lad

8.45AM

Sat 23rd Oct 2021
Tudor City and Billy Lee (right) beat Dublin Journal (white)

Tudor City still able to deliver the goods

8.10PM

Duke De Sessa (4) and Colin Keane beat Piz Badile

Duke De Sessa takes Eyrefield for Weld & Keane

7.48PM

In From The Cold and Wesley Joyce with trainer Mick Mulvany and son Larry

Mulvany's charge off the Cold list

7.30PM

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