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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.

Sun 20th Oct 2019

Lakemilan and Conor McNamara jump the last

Notable one-two for Terence O'Brien in Cork feature

6.23PM

Mother Vincent (Luke McAteer) leads home Vocal Duke

Bolger colours to the fore in Apprentice Handicap

5.53PM

Dream Conti

Dream start over fences for Meade's Conti

5.37PM

Solage (right) defeats Warnaq (centre) and Camphor in the Bluebell Stakes

Expensive purchase Solage now a Listed winner

5.12PM

Zola jumps the last in front of Battle of Midway

A hat-trick of wins for strong stayer Zola

4.45PM

For The Trees (right) beats Champers Elysees in the Tally-Ho Stud Birdcatcher Nursery

For The Trees makes all in the Birdcatcher

3.51PM

Dime A Dozen clears the final One Fit padded hurdle at Cork

Dime A Dozen gets 'Shark' back amongst the winners

3.22PM

Love Locket (foreground) wins the 2-y-o Fillies' Maiden

Love Locket another precious winner for Donnacha

2.41PM

Hong Kong and Donnacha O'Brien (right) defeat Johan Zoffani

No disputing Hong Kong's superiority

1.58PM

Sat 12th Oct 2019

Henry Brown and Mark O'Hare (near side) beat Eurotiep

Winners keep flowing for Meade

6.33PM

Blacklooks (centre in brown and pink colours) gets up in the last stride to touch off Ecoeye (red)

Blacklooks wins a three-way thriller

6.01PM

Select Opportunity (right) gets the better of Lagenod

Cawley's charge seizes his opportunity

5.41PM

Dunkirk Harbour strides clear at Limerick

Dunkirk Harbour canters home despite market drift

5.16PM

Captain Cobajay and Simon Torrens

Captain Cobajay wins well for 'Dusty' Sheehy

4.32PM

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

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