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Danny Mullins

Four years into his career, Danny Mullins has already done something most jockeys spend a lifetime chasing — he has won 10 of British racing's top-level races. Cheltenham, Sandown Park, Ayr: these are not places where you stumble into a win. They are the stages where the best horses and riders in the country show up. Mullins has shown up three times at Cheltenham alone in recent months, winning there in December 2025 and again in March 2026, and that kind of consistency at the sport's most famous venue is not an accident.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Jockey
Record
38 wins from 437 races
Win rate
8.7%
Top trainer
Best course
Down Royal (27.3% from 11 races)
Best going
Yielding

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
437
Races
38
Wins
8.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Jockey Breakdown
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His overall record tells one story — 209 career winners from four years of riding — but the more interesting numbers are in the detail. With trainer W P Mullins, the relationship borders on a partnership in the truest sense: 22 wins from 136 races together, which works out at roughly 1 in every 6 rides converting into a winner. That is nearly double his season-wide average of 1 in every 12, and it suggests that when the right horses are under him, Mullins knows exactly what to do with them.

He also has a particular feel for wet, muddy ground — the kind of conditions that separate riders who understand race rhythm from those who are just holding on. On soft or heavy ground, he wins 10 from 73 races, around 1 in every 7, a noticeably sharper return than his broader numbers. And there is something to be said for Down Royal, the compact Irish track where he has turned 3 winners from just 11 races — a venue where he clearly feels at home and reads the race well.

The current season's headline figure — 38 winners from 437 rides — might look modest at first glance, but context matters. Riding close to 440 races in a season means Mullins is in constant demand, trusted by trainers to handle horses across a huge range of races. Not every ride is a leading contender. The 9% return, roughly 1 win in every 12 rides, reflects a jockey building volume and experience while still landing the biggest prizes when they matter most. At 209 career winners and still only four years in, the ceiling here looks a long way off.

📈 Form Trend

How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
11.4%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
9.5%
Aug
4.8%
Sep
2.5%
Oct
8.9%
Nov
21.1%
Dec
11.9%
Jan
3.8%
Feb
4.2%
Mar
0%
Apr

🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding
Loves
Good to soft
Loves
Good to firm
Loves
Soft to heavy
Heavy (very wet)
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to yielding
Ok
Yielding to soft
Ok
Standard (all-weather)
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Loves
Class 2
Avoids
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, tight turning
Ok
Right-handed, undulating
Ok
Wide and galloping
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

🏇 Trainer Partnerships

The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together
W P Mullins First Choice
16.2%
Win rate
22/136
Won / Rode
9.8%
Win rate
4/41
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/32
Won / Rode
8%
Win rate
2/25
Won / Rode
9.1%
Win rate
2/22
Won / Rode
14.3%
Win rate
2/14
Won / Rode
7.1%
Win rate
1/14
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/12
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/11
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/10
Won / Rode
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this jockey
Form: 51P462
Form: 61
Form: 230-2F
Form: 463353
Form: 1FP20P
Form: 5
Form: 012P13
Form: 608-P3
Form: 179-2F
Form: -24531

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Punchestown 49 5 10.2%
Fairyhouse 34 3 8.8%
Cheltenham 27 3 11.1%
Thurles 27 3 11.1%
Tramore 27 1 3.7%
Cork 26 1 3.8%
Clonmel 23 1 4.3%
Navan 20 3 15%
Limerick 18 3 16.7%
Naas 17 2 11.8%
Leopardstown 17 1 5.9%
Galway 17 0 0%
Ballinrobe 15 2 13.3%
Listowel 14 1 7.1%
Downpatrick 13 0 0%
Wexford 12 0 0%
Tipperary 12 0 0%
Down Royal 11 3 27.3%
Killarney 11 2 18.2%
Kilbeggan 10 1 10%
Sligo 10 0 0%
Gowran Park 9 1 11.1%
Sandown Park 4 1 25%
Ayr 3 0 0%
Newton Abbot 2 0 0%
Roscommon 2 0 0%
Doncaster 1 1 100%
Bellewstown 1 0 0%
Laytown 1 0 0%
Carlisle 1 0 0%
Perth 1 0 0%
Uttoxeter 1 0 0%
Newbury 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
4 Apr
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
5th
4 Apr
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
4 Apr
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
4 Apr
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
2nd
2 Apr
Clonmel · 1m6f – 2m · Soft
12th
2 Apr
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
4th
31 Mar
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
31 Mar
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
5th
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
6th
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
4th
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
9th
26 Mar
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
13th
21 Mar
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
21 Mar
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
21 Mar
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
8th
19 Mar
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
2nd
19 Mar
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
7th
19 Mar
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
19 Mar
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
12th