Emmet Mullins (born 1989/90) is an Irish

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trainer and former jockey based in

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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. His uncle is trainer

Willie Mullins William Peter Mullins (born 15 September 1956) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. Career He commenced racehorse training in 1988 having previously worked as an assistant to his father Paddy Mullins and Jim Bolger. Willie is a fo ...

. 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. He rode a winner at the

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on Sir Des Champs in the

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle is a National Hunt racing, National Hunt Hurdling (horse race), hurdle race in Great Britain for conditional jockeys which is open to horses aged four years or older. I ...

in 2011. Another notable success came with his only ride on

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when they won the

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in December 2013.

Career as a trainer

Mullins obtained his trainer's licence in 2016 and set up a yard close to his uncle at

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, County Carlow. He saddled his first Cheltenham Festival winner in 2021, when The Shunter won the Plate Handicap Chase. In 2022 he saddled the winner of the

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, Noble Yeats, ridden by the owner's son

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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

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protocols at

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Cheltenham winners (as jockey)

- (1)

Sir Des Champs Sir Des Champs (28 May 2006 – 18 May 2018) was a French-bred, Irish-trained AQPS racehorse who competed in National Hunt races. After winning only one of his five races in his native country, Sir Des Champs was transferred to Ireland and wo ...

(2011)

Cheltenham winners (as trainer)

* Plate Handicap Chase - (1) The Shunter (2021) *

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- (1) Corbetts Cross (2024)

Other major wins

Ireland *

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase The Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 3 miles and ½ furlong ...

- (1) Feronily (2023)

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Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap ...

- (1)

Noble Yeats Noble Yeats (foaled 16 May 2015) is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competes in National Hunt racing. In 2022 he won the Grand National under Sam Waley-Cohen, becoming the first seven year old horse to win the race since Bogskar in 1940 ...

(2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullins, Emmet Living people Irish racehorse trainers Irish jockeys Year of birth missing (living people) Equestrians from County Carlow