Racing
Grand National winner banned from receiving prize money and denied huge payday
Patrick Mullins savoured his greatest moment as a jockey when he steered Nick Rockett to triumph in the 2025 Grand National. Aintree spectators witnessed a thrilling contest as two of Willie Mullins’ horses battled it out in the final stages. However, it was Nick Rockett who etched his name into the annals of Aintree, with Mullins successfully holding off last year’s champion, I Am Maximus, to claim victory.
The win was particularly poignant for Mullins as Nick Rockett is trained by his father, Willie. He also joins his cousins David and Emmet in the family’s Grand National winners’ circle, with David having won as a jockey on Rule The World and Emmet as a trainer with Noble Yeats.
