Willie Mullins commenced training in 1988 having worked as assistant to both his father Paddy and to Jim Bolger.
A former six time amateur champion in Ireland, his personal greatest riding moments were winning the 1983 Aintree Foxhunters on Atha Cliath and the 1996 Cheltenham Champion Bumper on Wither or Which.
As a trainer Willie has won just about every major prize in Ireland, most of the big ones in the UK and several in France as well for good measure. Annually you will always find his horses quoted in the Grand National betting.
Willie has been the Champion NH trainer in Ireland for the last seventeen years and he has won the title eighteen times in total, as well as winning the British trainers championship for the first time in 2023/24.
He is undoubtedly the dominant force in jumps racing right now and choosing just 10 Mullins horses to follow is no easy task. However, we've had a go - keep this bunch onside for the 2024/2025 season.
Ballyburn
Last season's Gallagher Novices' Hurdle winner switches to fences this season and he looks like a horse that will be dining at the top table in that sphere.
The Turners Novices' Chase over two-and-a-half miles at the Cheltenham Festival would've been highly likely to be his main target but for the recent changes made to the meeting.
Dancing City
Dancing City is all set for a switch to the bigger obstacles this season and we will probably see his name crop up on many occasions.
The seven-year-old captured three Group One’s at Leopardstown, Aintree, and Punchestown last year so there’s certainly more to come from him.
Fact To File
The JP McManus-owned seven-year-old notched up three victories on the bounce last term including the Grade 1 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase.
It’s easy to understand why he’s vying for favouritism already for the 2025 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Check out our latest horse racing betting here.
Jasmin De Vaux
Willie Mullins brought up a century of winners at The Cheltenham Festival when Jasmin De Vaux won the Grade One Weatherbys Champion Bumper last March and that horse should be bring him further successes this season.
The chances of this horse running at the Festival are high so check out his antepost odds.
Lossiemouth
We priced up Lossiemouth at 6/1 in our betting to win the 2025 Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after her victory in the Mares' Hurdle last March and it will come as a big surprise if she isn’t in the starting line up.
She’s definitely a horse to include in your Cheltenham Festival antepost portfolio.
Kiss Will
Standing at the Haras De Cercy stud in France, the stallion Tunis has attracted plenty of attention with the first of his three-year-olds selling for €280,000 to Willie Mullins at the 2023 Arc sale.
Kiss Will finished second in a Fontainebleau bumper to subsequent Grade 1 bumper runner-up Kaleo Jim and he will be an interesting recruit this season.
Maughreen
Maughreen suffered a late setback just before the Champion Bumper last season but she will be back firing on all cylinders when we see her race next.
Winner of a Mares Flat Race at Punchestown by an astonishing 11 lengths, the five-year-old is set to go over the smaller obstacles this season.
Mirazur West
Rated 138 over hurdles, Mirazur West won two of his four starts over hurdles including a Grade 2 novice hurdle at Fairyhouse in March.
He looks a lovely novice chaser in the making for the forthcoming season.
Readin Tommy Wrong
A 148-rated hurdler, Readin Tommy Wrong won two of his three starts over hurdles including the Lawlor’s Of Naas Novice Hurdle at Naas last January.
He was pulled up in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival but will be a formidable opponent again on his return.
Willy De Houelle
Recruited out of France for Mullins on behalf of Rich Ricci, Willy De Houelle won on debut at Compiegne by four lengths before finishing second in a Listed race at Auteuil.
He has the Triumph Hurdle written all over him.
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