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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 27th Aug 2021
Rich Belief and Donagh Meyler (blinkers)

Rich Belief scores for Thornton & Meyler

6.07PM

Acanella and Colin Keane (pink cap) win from Champers Elysees

Acanella wins Snow Fairy at 16/1 for Lyons & Keane

5.46PM

Magical Lagoon and Shane Foley (right) challenge Albula

Harrington's Magical Lagoon gets off the mark in Group 3

5.29PM

Mighty Meggsie is clear under Paul Townend

Mighty Meggsie makes the breakthrough under Townend

4.56PM

Bluegrass and Seamie Heffernan win from Good Heavens

Bluegrass makes all under Heffernan

4.46PM

Realist and Bryan Cooper (near side) jump the last

Realist impresses on hurdles bow

4.26PM

Thu 26th Aug 2021
Future Romance and Wayne Lordan get the better of Petitioner

Future Romance wins the finale under Lordan

8.39PM

Bosca Cheoil and Luke McAteer

McAteer squeezes a good tune out of Bosca Cheoil

8.22PM

Jazz Dreamers and Andrew Slattery are well clear

Fahey's Jazz Dreamers wins readily under Slattery

8.01PM

Master Matt and Sam Ewing (near side) hold White Lavender

Master Matt a first Listed winner for Sam Ewing

7.43PM

Pearls Galore and Billy Lee have matters in hand

Pearls Galore wins feature for Twomey & Lee

6.55PM

Geometrical is clear under Kevin Manning

Sales-bound Geometrical gains second career victory

6.20PM

Panama Red and Colin Keane beat History

Panama Red off the mark for Lyons & Keane

5.35PM

Don Julio and Paddy Harnett

Don Julio wins the claimer under Paddy Harnett

4.41PM

Quick Suzy winning at the Curragh in May

Cromwell reflects on Quick Suzy's defeat in Prix Morny

3.04PM

Fairyhill Run is bound for the Kerry National

In-form Ryan looking forward to Harvest Festival

10.44AM

Wed 25th Aug 2021
Carcaci Castle and Toni Quail

Drama in the bumper as Carcaci Castle is left clear

8.33PM

Vischio and Richie Deegan (left) outjump Heliers Bayat the last

Vischio completes near 18/1 double for Richie Deegan

8.06PM

Zamond is clear under Jordan Gainford

Gainford reaches 20 for the season on Zamond

7.33PM

Act Of God

Act Of God scores for O'Grady & Townend

6.37PM

Broken Ice and Conor McNamara (left) touch of Yulong Voice (centre)

Broken Ice makes it a sparkling 29/1 treble for Cromwell

6.17PM

Lady Lingo and Richie Deegan (far side) are pressed at the last by Ally Cay

Lady Lingo battles well to notch second victory

5.45PM

P J McDonald

One-meeting rule for jockeys in Britain set to continue

5.27PM

Malina Girl and Darragh O'Keeffe

Odds-on Malina Girl completes quick double for Cromwell

5.05PM

Coulonces and Conor McNamara jump the last

Coulonces wins claimer for Cromwell & McNamara

4.33PM

Down Royal

Local layers to sponsor all races at Down Royal on Friday

10.36AM

Mon 23rd Aug 2021
Nikini and Patrick Mullins (right) go clear from Sandymount Baby

Nikini upholds family tradition with impressive bumper win

9.07PM

The Dabbler (no.8) and Eoin Walsh give chase to WaWa at the last

Deserved first win for Cusack's chaser

8.55PM

Ballyoisin and Mark Walsh

Ballyoisin defies market weakness to make winning comeback

8.16PM

Father Jed and Bryan Cooper

Father Jed completes 43/1 double for red-hot Ryan

7.40PM

Kilashee and Shane Fitzgerald

Kilashee makes all to win for Ryan & Fitzgerald

7.02PM

Metersandmasks clears the last under Philip Byrnes

'Compliant' mare completes double for the Byrnes'

6.14PM

Flying Scotsman and Mark Walsh (white cap) are poised to challenge

Flying Scotsman arrives on time under Walsh

5.45PM

Sun 22nd Aug 2021
Dare To Flare (red) is driven out by Jake Coen

Spectacular weekend double bill from the Coen brothers

5.41PM

Cigamia and Nathan Crosse win from Past Time

McCreery scores with stylish debutante Cigamia

5.25PM

Provocateuse and Scott McCullagh (left) win from Young Angel (noseband)

Provocateuse makes all under Scott McCullagh

4.56PM

Clara's Approach and Mark Enright

Clara's Approach a first winner for Jennifer Lynch

3.30PM

Thunder Eclipse and Chris Hayes go clear of eventual third Doitforandrew

Stack's Thunder Eclipse off the mark in style

2.24PM

Ernest Rutherford and Leigh Roche

O'Callaghan & Roche land another juvenile winner

2.06PM

Hell Left Loose (left) won at Naas last year

Market movers at Naas

11.42AM

Wed 18th Aug 2021
Arcadian Sunrise

Queally strikes at York with Arcadian Sunrise

5.05PM

Enjoy d'Allen (near side)

Enjoy d'Allen the flagbearer for upwardly mobile Murphy

10.47AM

Sun 15th Aug 2021
Tasiteasai and Patrick Mullins

Tasiteasai wins the bumper despite market weakness

6.36PM

Mokhles and Luke McAteer

McCann's patience is rewarded as Mokhles delivers

6.14PM

Rippon Lodge and Tom Kelly

20 winners up for Ryan as Rippon Lodge hangs on

5.59PM

Ides Of August and Colin Keane(noseband) win from Agitare (white)

Ides Of August wins on the Ides of August!

5.34PM

Caridadi and Mike O'Connor

Morrison land a touch at Tramore with Caridadi

4.58PM

It's Snowing and Nathan Crosse (far side) beat Chris's Rose

Nathan Crosse rides first winner for Harrington

4.20PM

Withallduerespect and Mike O'Connor jump the last

de Bromhead off the mark at local festival

3.28PM

Tynamite and Oisin Orr touch off True Conviction (far side)

Last gasp success for Marnane's Tynamite

2.56PM

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