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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.
Thu 14th Oct 2021
Curraheen Princess (15) beats Harry's Hill (9) and Stanhope

Curraheen Princess quick from traps under Doyle

6.09PM

Tempo Chapter Two and Jodi Townend beat She's Electric

Chapter Two not an easy read for bookies

5.32PM

Olivia Valere (right) swoops late under Mikey Sheehy

Sheehy excels on Olivia Valere

5.18PM

Made For Minds and Joey Sheridan (check cap) beat Angel In The Sky (maroon cap)

Made For Minds another for in-form O'Sullivan

5.00PM

Owenacurra Lass and Declan Queally

Owenacurra Lass bounces back to form at Tramore

4.31PM

Winner Anner Castle (centre) hampers third home Flora (right)

Doubles for Harrington & Newtown Anner

4.01PM

Mark McDonagh

First double for Mark McDonagh

3.17PM

Coolnacritta and Mark McDonagh

Two wins in six days for Coolnacritta

2.45PM

Young Fitzy and Darragh O'Keeffe head She Is A Contender

Young Fitzy wins for Queally & O'Keeffe

2.20PM

Sissoko wins readily under Gavin Ryan

Sissoko on the scoresheet

1.44PM

Dark Vega (right) wins under Nathan Crosse

Dark Vega leads home Harrington 1-3

1.13PM

Chosen Mate

Two runners for Elliott in New Jersey on Saturday

9.49AM

Wed 13th Oct 2021
Hey Johnny (black & white) leads the sprint for home

Hey Johnny best placed to land bumper 'sprint'

5.42PM

Embittered and Bryan Cooper

Embittered jumps well to land Grade 3 novice

4.56PM

Aldo the Apache and Eoin Walsh race clear of Whatsnotoknow

Aldo The Apache cuts down rivals

4.25PM

Mighty Meggsie (near side) jumps the last upsides Elegant Lass

Mighty Meggsie wins on handicap bow

4.05PM

Romella and Ambrose McCurtin jump the last ahead of eventual third Muntahez

Romella completes the hat-trick

2.38PM

My Mate Mozzie

Mozzie a name to note over hurdles

1.54PM

Sunset Shiraz (blue) was third at the Curragh on Sunday

Back-end maiden an option for Sunset Shiraz

10.49AM

Sun 10th Oct 2021
Agritime and Michael O'Sullivan (near side) beat King Kali

Odds-on Agritime does the business in the finale

6.22PM

Big Debates and Jack Foley

Big Debates another for in-form Jack Foley

6.10PM

Avagardner and Robbie Colgan (near side) beat Gordon Bennett

Avagardner steals the show at 80/1

5.51PM

Ontheropes and Sean O'Keeffe (far side) jump the last upsides A Wave Of the Sea

Ontheropes lands knockout blow for O'Keeffe

5.33PM

Loingseoir and Annalise Cullen lead home eventual third Coins Cross

Cullen plots the right course again on Loingseoir

5.00PM

Line Out's trainer John Kiely

Kiely enhances fine record in Irish Cesarewitch

4.45PM

Kruzhlinin with owner Camilla Sharples

Elliott's Kruzhlinin goes out on a high

4.09PM

Stumptown and Conor McNamara (right) beat the grey Figurehead

Cromwell's Stumptown wins on racecourse bow

3.01PM

Limiti Di Greccio (right) beats Tranquil Lady (left) and Sunset Shiraz

Exciting Limiti Di Greccio overcomes troubled passage

2.42PM

Off Your Rocco and Jack Kennedy (far side) head The Little Yank

Off Your Rocco proves his stamina

1.42PM

Tartan Skirt and Leigh Roche (navy and red) beat Secret Magician (purple and yellow)

More juvenile success for O'Callaghan & Roche

1.14PM

Teresa Mendoza winning on debut at the Curragh last year

Market movers

12.12PM

Colin Keane

Keane on the cusp of history at the Curragh

10.54AM

Sat 9th Oct 2021
Ambitious Fellow and Derek O'Connor g

Ambitious Fellow a nice prospect for Fahey

7.06PM

Excelsius and Sean O'Keeffe

Excelsius defies topweight under O'Keeffe

6.39PM

Maud Gonne Spirit and Shane Foley

Harrington's soft-ground specialist wins again

6.09PM

Ask Delaney's trainer Austin Leahy with Conor Hoban

Hoban pops the question and Delaney answers

5.55PM

Pretty Little Liar and Jordan Gainford

Pretty Little Liar has rivals in a spin

5.40PM

Coolnacritta and Richie Deegan

First Irish victory for Coolnacritta

5.26PM

Dante's Pass and Shane Crosse win from Pretty Rebel (far side)

Dante's Pass makes it two from two

5.09PM

Glan and Mark Walsh (far side) jump the last ahead of Jeremys Jewel

Glan off the mark over hurdles

4.35PM

Dutch Schaefer with winning connections

Dutch Schaefer flows smoothly for Sheridan

4.15PM

Arrycan (centre) beats Lord Lariat (left) and Favori Loqique

Second win for Cusack's Arrycan

3.43PM

Allihies and Emmet McNamara with trainer Kevin Coleman and groom Georgie Benson

Allihies wins on debut at 50/1

2.50PM

Wed 6th Oct 2021
Barry Cash (right) and Mark Enright with Wish Me

Barry Cash celebrates first winner as an owner

5.49PM

Dha Leath and Ben Coen (far side) win from Chacha Dancer

Coen excels on Donnelly's Dha Leath

5.34PM

Excuzio Joe and Leigh Roche (right) beat Coill Na Sionnaine

Excuzio Joe relishes conditions under Roche

5.00PM

Herring Island and Declan McDonogh (right) beat the grey Barud

McDonogh lands a double on Herring Island

4.34PM

Sounds Of Spring and Niall McCullagh win from Tide Of Time

Gaps open for McCullagh on Sounds Of Spring

4.06PM

The Peckhampouncer and Jack Cleary (red) beat Coffeemeanscoffee (right)

Broad & Cleary land 40/1 winner

3.23PM

Heart To Heart (navy) is driven out by Seamie Heffernan

Heart To Heart scores under Heffernan

2.51PM

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