Racing
Grand National jockey who was denied prize money is hugely successful in another career
As Patrick Mullins became the first jockey to finish past the post at the 2025 Grand National, he went down in history on board Nick Rockett. However, the immediate days after Aintree have been fairly mixed.
Mullins, son of legendary trainer Willie, has not been able to claim any of the £500,000 prize money for taking first place. He has also subsequently been banned from racing for eight days for using the whip too much while riding the 33/1 winner. The Whip Review Committee pulled up Mullins’ ride and handed him the suspension after being found to have used his whip eight times from the final fence, exceeding the allowed limit of seven.
