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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 12th Oct 2019
Big Call (check cap) finishes strongly under Shane Crosse

Big Call handles the ground well to win for Crosse

3.59PM

Champagne Classic jumps the last as Flawless Escape departs

Champagne Classic makes a pleasing start to the season

3.34PM

Miss Myers (left) and Joey Sheridan

Miss Myers shows her true colours on second start

3.07PM

Tintangle and Jack Kennedy jump the last

Tintangle makes a winning debut over fences

2.11PM

Thu 10th Oct 2019
Run For Mary

Mary does the business for Byrnes

6.11PM

Bay Hill with Padraig Roche (left) and Darragh O'Keeffe

Bay Hill a willing partner for O'Keeffe

5.56PM

A Few Bob Short holds Full Moon Magic

Sheridan followers are A Few Bob ahead

5.36PM

Eastern Racer (blinkers, black and green silks) stays on to win under Shane Foley

Eastern Racer sees it out best for Foley

4.51PM

Acapella Blu (far left) wins for Dermot Weld and Chris Hayes

A first winner at Thurles for Chris Hayes

4.19PM

Louisiana (centre) and Donnacha O'Brien

Louisiana schools nursery rivals on handicap bow

3.02PM

Peaceful takes the Fillies' Maiden at Thurles

Peaceful a clearcut winner on second start

2.34PM

Fri 4th Oct 2019
Girolamo and Kevin Manning

Bolger's Girolamo wins at 20/1 on handicap debut

9.39PM

Cautious Approach (yellow with black sleeves) comes home half a length in front of Farnese

Third win of the year for Cautious Approach

9.11PM

Buzz Killington (black and blue striped cap) stays on best under Oisin Orr

Orr beats Slattery to draw level in Apprentice title race

8.52PM

She's A Babe (yellow and black) gets the better of Crotchet

Step up to seven sees Fogarty filly in front

8.26PM

Fort Myers (centre) takes the Star Appeal Stakes

Favourite Fort Myers takes feature at Dundalk

7.15PM

Leadership Race wins for Colin Keane

Keane ahead by four in the Leadership Race

6.44PM

Bigbadandbeautiful (grey) is driven out to score by Jamie Codd

Bigbadandbeautiful takes Listed bumper under Codd

6.11PM

Tiger Twenty Two survives a mistake at the last to win under Jack Kennedy

Kennedy doubles up on Tiger

5.43PM

Wild Desire and Kevin Brouder well clear of their rivals over the last

Wild Desire keeps Brouder amongst the winners

4.33PM

Abacadabras and Jack Kennedy jump the last in front

Elliott's smart bumper horse puts rivals under his spell

3.52PM

Soviet Pimpernel and Kevin Sexton clear the last

Fahey's Soviet makes a winning start over hurdles

3.05PM

Tipperary set for 'Super Sunday' card

Storm Lorenzo leaves Ireland but weekend rain on the way

10.16AM

Sat 21st Sep 2019
Shamad (left) winning at the Curragh in August

Fahey and Davis win the Ayr finale

6.29PM

Gowran Park

Racing at Gowran Park abandoned due to inclement weather

1.46PM

Sat 14th Sep 2019
Bentham and Conor McNamara win for trainer Gavin Cromwell

Third bumper win for Bentham in Festival finale

8.50PM

Current Option and Ronan Whelan (second right) fend off Black Magic Woman (noseband)

McGuinness lands another lucrative handicap

8.28PM

Iridessa (red and yellow silks) and Wayne Lordan win the Matron Stakes

Iridessa back to her sparkling best in the Matron

7.50PM

Demi Plie (left) and Aine O'Connor beat Flirting Lesa

Demi Plie sure-footed at the last for O'Connor

7.31PM

Space Traveller (right) and Billy Lee beat Matterhorn

Lee wins the Boomerang on Space Traveller

6.49PM

Or Jaune De Somoza (cheekpieces) and Hugh Morgan jump the last

Morgan and de Bromhead combine for victory

6.26PM

Magical (purple silks) is sent on by Ryan Moore to win the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes

Magical 1-2-3 for O'Brien in Irish Champion Stakes

5.42PM

Contingency and Paul Townend fly the last

Contingency now two from two over fences

4.58PM

Kastasa (noseband) beats Buildmeupbuttercup by a neck

Slattery continues his winning run for Weld

3.49PM

Kevin Brouder

Brouder's Harvest Festival gets even better

3.21PM

Blissful (left) getting up to beat Nurse Barbara

A Blissful beginning for Ballydoyle followers

2.54PM

Mark Walsh

Walsh gets a tune from O'Brien's Winner

2.17PM

Thu 12th Sep 2019
Treacysenniscorthy (noseband) and Eamonn Corbett win the beginners' chase

Treacys a 50/1 boil-over in the last

7.14PM

BOTHAR DUBH (red silks) and Sean O'Keeffe take advantage as Maeve's Choice unseats Robbie Power

Bothar Dubh notches fourth win of the year

6.59PM

Davids Charm (red and white) and Philip Enright win the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle

Davids Charm making his own luck as he takes feature event

5.47PM

Saglawy and Patrick Mullins

Saglawy shows plenty of speed after his lay-off

5.13PM

Rock De Baune and Tom Madden (right) beat Royal Illusion

Rock De Baune outstays rivals

4.47PM

Getaway Katie Mai and Niall McCullagh (left) come to claim Sheranda

Getaway Katie Mai sharp enough over a mile

4.18PM

Franklyn (Simon Torrens) wins for the second day running at Listowel

Franklyn doubles up for Howard

3.31PM

Santiago and Donnacha O'Brien (right) win from Sunchart (Ben Coen) in second

Third time lucky for Santiago

2.40PM

Fri 30th Aug 2019
Shamad (left) and Derek O'Connor win for trainer Peter Fahey

O'Connor goes the shortest way round on Shamad

10.05PM

Snegurochka and Phidelma Elvin (far side) beat Jelona

A fairytale success for Elvin aboard Snegurochka

9.42PM

Winning rider Paddy Harnett pictured with Rose Of Tralee Sinead Flanagan

Two winners in two days for Paddy Harnett

9.25PM

Top Of The Charts and Jonathan Moore jump the last

Cromwell and Moore straight in at number one

9.02PM

Jassaar won for Andrew Slattery and trainer Dermot Weld

Weld and Slattery a profitable alliance

8.36PM

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