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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.
Sat 1st Aug 2020
Dark Voyager and Shane Foley win from Allora Yeats (orange cap) and Merroir

Voyager takes the last to give Foley a double

7.03PM

Princess Zoe and Joey Sheridan (near side) beat Emperor Of The Sun

A lucrative week in the West for Princess Zoe

6.47PM

Rueben James and Ryan Treacy (near side) jump the last upsides eventual third Josephina

Rueben James off the mark over fences

6.14PM

Lightning Jock and Shane Foley

Last to first for Lightning Jock

5.57PM

Ballycastle Girl and Eoin Walsh jump the last

Ballycastle Girl a shock winner at 80/1

5.14PM

The Rain King and Gavin Ryan

The Rain King enjoys the soft going at Galway

4.08PM

Empirion and Keith Donoghue (right) jump the last ahead of Dave And Bernie

Empirion keeps the ball rolling for Smith

3.37PM

Ontario and Wayne Lordan (far side) hold on from Snowy Owl (centre) and Xeres

Odds-on Ontario all out to score under Lordan

3.05PM

Grannie Lowrie and Jack Doyle (right) head Little Lady Lu near the finish

33/1 Grannie Lowrie wins for the Doyles

2.57PM

Thu 30th Jul 2020
Slige Dala and Tom Hamilton (yellow sleeves) hit the front in the bumper from Power Of Pause (left)

Slige Dala a clearcut winner of the bumper

8.57PM

The Trigger and Mark Walsh (left) jump the last beside eventual third Victoria Bay

Ronan and 'Tubs' doing a fine job with The Trigger

8.39PM

Jon Snow and Paul Townend

A bloodless victory for Jon Snow

8.13PM

Aramon (second left) jumps to the front at the last in the Guinness Galway Hurdle

Topweight Aramon lands Galway Hurdle

7.57PM

Bua Boy, trained and ridden by Denis Hogan, beats stablemate Alabaster

Hogan goes out on a winner with Bua Boy

7.07PM

Polished Steel and Robbie Power (right) survived this error before winning the Rockshore Novice Chase

Polished Steel makes all for Power

6.31PM

Davy Russell

Russell misses Galway Hurdle ride on Felix Desjy

6.00PM

Court Maid and David Mullins (right) went on to win the Guinness Open Gate Brewery Beginners' Chase

Court Maid wins easily on chasing debut

5.49PM

Guinevere and Simon Torrens (left0 jump the last before winning the Guiness 4-y-o Novice Hurdle

Guinevere takes the opener for Cody and Torrens

5.19PM

Mon 27th Jul 2020
Mt Leinster and Patrick Mullins (centre, horse with hood) win the (Q.R.) Maiden

Mt Leinster maintains family honour in the last

8.49PM

Princess Zoe and Finian Maguire win the Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap from Run For Mary (second right)

Zoe lands feature for Tony Mullins and Finny Maguire

8.02PM

Flying Scotsman and Wayne Lordan win the Eventus Handicap

Scotsman flies home under Lordan

7.46PM

Centroid and Gavin Ryan (far side) hold Penny Out (near) by a nose

Double for Weld as Centroid clings on by a nose

6.49PM

Eastern Racer and Sean Davis (far side) hold Atlas by a head

Eastern Racer enjoys the ground to win for Davis

6.33PM

Royal Canford and Billy Lee

Royal Canford gives Billy Lee a quick double

5.57PM

Talking Tough and Billy Lee win from Soaring Monarch

Mulvany's Talking Tough relishes the hill

5.27PM

Blue For You and Oisin Orr (near side) beat Wembley (blue and orange)

Weld strikes again in first day 2-y-o maiden

4.54PM

Ado McGuinness (centre) has three runners on the first day of the Galway Races

McGuinness hoping for more success at Galway

3.36PM

Action from Galway last year

Soft ground for day one of Galway Festival

8.46AM

Sat 25th Jul 2020
Fairytale Bliss and Johnny Barry (far side) win the bumper from Reverse Polarity

Bliss in the bumper for Slevin and Barry

8.51PM

Basil's Boy and Eoin Walsh jump the last to win the VSDirect Handicap Hurdle

Basil brushes off rivals to score for Cusack

8.10PM

Gone Racing and Phillip Enright (near side) beat Gotta Getaway

McNiff's long journey pays off with Gone Racing

7.35PM

Getaway Glenda (green) and Darragh O'Keeffe come through to beat Sani Pass (left)

Getaway Glenda scores at 66/1

7.01PM

Musalsal and Ronan Whelan (white cap) win the Kilkenny, More To Explore Handicap

Musalsal wins again under 'head waiter' Whelan

6.38PM

Next In Line and Gavin Ryan

Blinkers do the trick for Barrett's filly

5.54PM

Bridge Native and Conor Orr (left) jump the last to win from Alice Johnston

Second win around Tramore for Bridge Native

5.23PM

Never Forgotten and Shane Crosse

Never Forgotten a name to note

3.35PM

Kastasa and Oisin Orr win the Vintage Tipple Stakes from Nan Yehi (centre) and Traisha

Five wins on the spin for likeable Kastasa

3.15PM

Kodiac Prince and Rory Cleary win from Take My Hand

Kodiac Prince wins at 25/1 for the Clearys

2.53PM

Amber Kite and Colin Keane (far side) beat Anna Strada

Amber Kite makes all under Keane

1.55PM

Fri 24th Jul 2020
Finest Evermore and Patrick Mullins win easily

Quick double for Patrick Mullins as Finest wins easily

8.15PM

Pilbara and Patrick Mullins (near side) jump the last upsides Double Windsor before winning the 3m handicap hurdle

20lbs higher but Pilbara goes in again

8.01PM

My Lovely Boy and Sean O'Keeffe (right) jump the last ahead of runner-up Winsor Vixen

Lovely winner for Tom O'Connor and sub Sean O'Keeffe

7.39PM

Galuppi and Kevin Sexton (near side) jump the last to win from Golden Symphony

'Lucky bag' Galuppi wins for Finn and Sexton

7.02PM

Chead Solas and JJ Slevin jump the last

Chead Solas gives a bright display at Cork

6.40PM

Elarqam

Elarqam favourite for Sky Bet York Stakes

5.44PM

Chiricahua and Colin Keane win the Metcollect Maiden

Chiricahua appreciates drop in class

5.35PM

Tudor City with connections at Galway

Martin hoping for another Galway Hurdle with Tudor City

5.00PM

Anna Bunina and Donie McInerney jump the last

Anna Bunina off the mark over hurdles

4.48PM

Elizabethofaragon and Wayne Lordan (near) beat Wilderness by a neck

Elizabeth prevails in Ulster Oaks

3.37PM

She's Our Queen and Ben Coen (left) beat Fictitious Lady

She's Our Queen gives Murtagh a double

2.54PM

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