Uncle Pat

He races out of the yard of W P Mullins in Muine Bheag, Co Carlow — one of the most formidable training operations in the sport. That context matters: a yard that has sent out 215 winners this season alone is not short of options, and Uncle Pat keeps earning his place in the string. When Paul Townend, one of the top jockeys in the game, gets the leg up, the results are notably better — two wins from seven rides together puts their partnership at around 1 in every 3.5 races, a meaningful number that suggests Townend brings something out in him.

His career began to take shape at Downpatrick in August 2023, and his most recent win came at Punchestown in May 2026 — a track with genuine prestige on the racing calendar. Winning there is no small thing, and doing it as recently as two months ago confirms he is not fading. His recent form reads 7-1-2-2-–-2, which tells an interesting story: the second places are stacking up, but the Punchestown win sits right in the middle of that sequence as a reminder that he can still deliver when it counts. He raced just one day ago, so Uncle Pat is very much an active force right now, not a horse coasting toward retirement.

He is not a headline-grabber, but that is almost beside the point. Consistent, hard to shake off, and trained by one of the best in the business — Uncle Pat is the kind of horse that makes punters and rivals alike take a second look at the racecard.