David James Mullins (born 6 June 1996) is a former

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jockey. He is the son of Tom Mullins and grandson of

Paddy Mullins Paddy Mullins (28 January 1919 – 28 October 2010) was an Irish racehorse trainer in a career which spanned fifty two years. Training career His first winner was Flash Parade, which won the 1953 La Touche at Punchestown. Although he was predomi ...

. He was one of the retained jockeys for his uncle, the multiple Irish champion trainer

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Career

Mullins became involved with horse racing at the age of 15 and quickly gained fame in only his second year of riding at 19 years old when he was still claiming a 3 pounds allowance as a

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. In that first part of the 2015/16 National Hunt campaign he recorded his first major successes for his uncle

, initially winning a Grade 2 event on board of Devis Bride. Shortly after that he obtained his first Grade 1 victory when taking the

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in a tactical affair on board of Nichols Canyon, producing the surprise of the season by defeating the champion hurdler Faugheen who was unbeaten at the time. During the same season he continued to win more Graded races for other trainers such as Ms Sandra Hughes and Pat A. Fahy and culminated with a victory for

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in the most valuable race of the Jumps calendar, the

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at only his first attempt, giving a patient ride to Rule The World, a horse which had never previously won a

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. He became one of the youngest jockeys ever to win the race and declared: →"It's a weird feeling, you don't really believe it" →"I beat Faugheen on Nichols Canyon but I think this tops that". The only younger jockey to claim the

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was the 17-year-old

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back in 1938. Mullins retired from the saddle in January 2021 at the age of 24. His intention was to become a buyer and seller of horses. In November 2024, Mullins purchased the horse Kindly Prince for £320,000 at the Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale, Newbury.

Major wins

Ireland * Champion Stayers Hurdle -(1) Faugheen (2018) * Dublin Chase -(1) Min (2018) *

Greenmount Park Novice Chase The Faugheen Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt race in Ireland. It is run at Limerick Racecourse in late December over a distance of about 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (2 miles 3 furlongs and 160 yards, or ...

-(1) Outlander (2015) * Herald Champion Novice Hurdle -(1) Cilaos Emery (2017) *

Irish Champion Hurdle The Irish Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and ...

-(1) Petit Mouchoir (2017) * Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final -(1) Augusta Kate (2017) *

-(1) Nichols Canyon (2015) * Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle -(1) Whiskey Sour (2017) *

Punchestown Gold Cup The Punchestown Gold Cup 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 (3 miles and 12 ...

-(1) Bellshill (2018) * Ryanair Gold Cup -(1) Al Boum Photo (2018) *

Savills Chase The Savills Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and ...

-(1) Kemboy (2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullins, David Living people 1996 births Irish jockeys Equestrians from County Kilkenny People from Goresbridge