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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 12th Mar 2021
Harpocrates and Shane Foley (right) get the better of San Andreas

Harrington and Foley double up with Harpocrates

8.42PM

Diderot and Colin Keane

Well-backed Diderot off the mark for Lyons and Keane

8.08PM

Wild Shot and Siobhan Rutledge with groom Rachael Cherry

Rutledge excels as Wild Shot lands sixth course win

7.37PM

Grandmaster Flash and Dylan Browne McMonagle (right) win from The Mouse Doctor (noseband)

Grandmaster Flash registers third win at Dundalk

7.01PM

Jered Maddox and Oisin Orr win from Kendred Soul (far side)

Jered Maddox gets a well-deserved victory for Marnane

6.42PM

Oh Say and Shane Foley are clear in the claimer

Harrington's Oh Say easily lands claimer

5.48PM

Pulse Of Shanghai and Declan McDonogh (right) win from Big Gossey

Pulse Of Shanghai resumes winning ways

5.24PM

Mon 8th Mar 2021
Meet And Greet and Johnny Barry (right) battle on to beat Top Bandit (centre) by a nose

Meet And Greet completes 173/1 double for McKiernan

5.39PM

Super Citizen and Michael O'Sullivan (right) win from Optical Confusion

Family success for the O'Sullivans with Super Citizen

5.23PM

Exit Poll and Derek O'Connor (right) jumps the last ahead of Star Max

Winning 'spare' for O'Connor on Exit Poll

4.57PM

Siberian Star and James O'Sullivan (right) lead runner-up Bronson In Blue over the last

Rothwell lands a touch with Siberian Star

3.58PM

Fox Fearless and Barry Browne (centre) win from Lunastar (noseband) and Ballycaines

Fox Fearless springs 28/1 surprise for McKiernan

3.23PM

Eurotiep and Aubrey McMahon

Quick treble for Mullins as Eurotiep obliges at 1/6

2.55PM

Elite Charbonniere and Paul Townend

Elite Charbonniere off the mark over hurdles

2.24PM

Grand Bornand and Paul Townend clear the last

Grand Bornand settles well and wins well

1.50PM

Breaken heads the betting for the beginners' chase at Leopardstown

Non-runners leave Mullins with five favourites at Leopardstown

12.04PM

Kalashnikov with trainer Amy Murphy (right) after winning at Aintree in 2019

Ryanair run for Kalashnikov will be 'last-minute decision'

8.22AM

Noel Meade

Meade to send small team to Cheltenham next week

8.04AM

Tue 2nd Mar 2021
17-year-old Kieran Callaghan rode his first winner On Jumping Jet in the bumper

Local winner of the mares' bumper at Gowran

5.58PM

Weihnachts and Simon Torrens (left) lead over the last from The Chapel Field

Two in a row for Rothwell's Weihnachts

5.32PM

Cedarwood Road with groom Rebecca Trainor after winning the beginners' chase

O'Loughlin to aim higher after Cedarwood Road obliges

5.11PM

Bachasson and Paul Townend easily win the Red Mills Chase

No worries at all for Bachasson in Red Mills Chase

4.38PM

Iberia and Ricky Doyle (left) win from Knight Of Malta (red and white)

Well-bred Iberia off the mark over hurdles

3.31PM

An Epic Song and Darragh O'Keeffe (near side) got the better of Easca Peasca

Brassil's good run of form continues

2.48PM

Great White Shark

Punchestown absentee Great White Shark to head to Cheltenham

9.15AM

Bachasson is favourite for the Red Mills Chase

Bachasson bids to extend winning sequence in Gowran feature

7.52AM

Mon 1st Feb 2021
Sunset Nova (no.7) and Andrew Slattery came out on top in a tight finish to the finale

Sunset Nova rounds off a good day for the Slatterys

7.27PM

Shackleton Hero and Declan McDonogh win from Approbare

Shackleton Hero duly obliges

6.53PM

Gatsby Cap and Chris Hayes win from Sister Lola

Hayes completes 359/1 treble on brother's Gatsby Cap

6.39PM

Masalai and Conor Hoban (right) repel the challenge of eventual third Hands Down

Fourth win at Dundalk for Masalai

6.05PM

Never Seen Before and Chris Hayes (near side) win from Stop On Red

Hayes doubles up on Bunyan's Never Seen Before

5.18PM

Doyouthinkso and Chris Hayes (right) win from Pineapple Express

First Flat winner for in-form John Flavin

4.49PM

Top Line Tommy and Colin Keane (two shades of blue) come through to collar Arctic Blaze(white face)

Tommy is strongest at the Line for Keane

4.03PM

Tooreen Angel and Andrew Slattery (far side) win by a head

Tooreen Angel gets her head in front

3.22PM

Minella Indo and Rachael Blackmore winning at Navan in November

Blackmore hoping for Irish Gold Cup glory on Minella Indo

11.33AM

Sarah Lynam pictured with jockey Danny Sheehy

Sarah Lynam bids to maintain winning streak at Dundalk

7.54AM

Mouse Morris

In-form Morris considers plans for stable stars

7.47AM

Mon 11th Jan 2021
Emphatic and Ross Coakley (left) collar Buachaill Oir (centre)

Larkin and Coakley on the scoresheet again

6.52PM

Red Heel and Gary Carroll (red) beat Masalai (near side)

Carroll doubles up on Mulvany's Red Heel

6.22PM

The Highway Rat is out in front under Gary Carroll

Oliver on the mark with homebred debutant

5.45PM

Rory Cleary (left) and Cormac Farrell aftet Woodrow's win in the 6f maiden

Woodrow wins readily for Farrell and Cleary

5.13PM

Winston Wolfe and Gavin Ryan (right) get the better of Belgoprince

Ryan has the solution aboard Winston Wolfe

4.43PM

Falak and Colin Keane

Keane off the mark for 2021 on well-backed Falak

4.11PM

Pempie and Chris Hayes (right) win from Empire Street

Hayes strikes again as Pempie stays on best

3.41PM

Stay With Me and Chris Hayes (right) win from Wave Walker (left)

Bunyan's mare makes all under Hayes

3.09PM

Nightly Wailing and Rory Cleary (right) bid for their third win at Dundalk in the first division of the 2m handicap

Dundalk preview

7.18AM

Sun 27th Dec 2020
Ballycairn and Jamie Codd win the bumper

Ballycairn wins the bumper after favourite breaks down

4.18PM

Castlebawn West and Paul Townend

Castlebawn West wins Paddy Power under topweight

3.56PM

Master McShee and Ian Power clear the last

Master McShee win delights owner/trainer Corkery

3.23PM

Appreciate It (green and blue) and Paul Townend jump the last in second before going on to win by nine lengths

Appreciate It completes Grade 1 double for Mullins and Townend

2.45PM

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