Emmet Mullins
Emmet Mullins (born 1989/90) is an Irish
Background and career as a jockey
Mullins comes from a racing background. His father, George Mullins, was an amateur jockey and set up a racehorse transport business.[1] His uncle is trainer Willie Mullins. During a career as a jockey from the 2006-07 season to the 2014–15 season, Mullins rode a total of 83 winners, including seven Grade 2 and 3 winners.[2] He rode a winner at the Cheltenham Festival on Sir Des Champs in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle in 2011.[1] Another notable success came with his only ride on Faugheen when they won the Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle at Limerick in December 2013.[1]
Career as a trainer
Mullins obtained his trainer's licence in 2016 and set up a yard close to his uncle at
Racecourse ban
In June 2020 Mullins was fined €5,000 by the Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board and banned from racecourses for three months after he contravened
Cheltenham winners (as jockey)
Cheltenham winners (as trainer)
- Plate Handicap Chase- (1) The Shunter (2021)
- National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup - (1) Corbetts Cross (2024)
Other major wins
Ireland
- Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase - (1) Feronily (2023)
- Grand National - (1) Noble Yeats (2022)
References
- ^ a b c d "Mick Fitzgerald: This is only the beginning of the journey for Emmet Mullins". Irish Examiner. 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Emmet Mullins stats". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Trainer Emmet Mullins receives three-month racecourse ban for Covid-19 protocol breach". BBC Sport. 22 June 2020.