Michael Mulvany

One area where Mulvany genuinely stands out is wet weather. On very soft or muddy ground, his horses win at a rate of around 23% — that's 5 wins from just 22 races, or almost 1 in every 4. For context, most trainers are delighted with a 10–15% win rate in any conditions. When the rain comes down and other yards start worrying, Mulvany's record suggests he knows exactly what he's doing.

His most trusted ally on the track is jockey Wesley Joyce, and the two have built up a real working partnership. Joyce has ridden 148 times for the yard over the course of their association, producing 10 winners together — around 1 in every 15 rides. That volume of shared experience tends to breed genuine understanding: a jockey who knows how a trainer thinks, and vice versa, is worth more than the numbers alone suggest.

There is also the long-running partnership with Velvet Skies, a horse Mulvany has run 45 times and won with on 3 occasions. Three from 45 is a modest return on paper, but 45 races together is a remarkable commitment — it speaks to a trainer who knows a horse intimately, keeps finding the right opportunities, and doesn't give up. That kind of patient, long-term horsemanship is harder than it looks.

Mulvany is still in the early chapters of his career, and 69 winners in four years is a solid foundation rather than a headline achievement. But the improving win rate, the edge in wet conditions, and the steady partnerships he is cultivating all point in the same direction. He is a trainer who rewards a closer look.