How Willie Mullins got to 100 Cheltenham Festival winners
Winning Maher Cheltenham Winner Picture: Celebrates Willie His ©inpho/tom Mullins 100th Trainer
29 years after winning his first race at Cheltenham, Willie Mullins claimed his 100th at the festival when Jasmin De Vaux won the Champion Bumper on Wednesday. Fittingly, it was his son Patrick who rode the horse to victory.
The trainer arrived at Cheltenham this week with 94 wins. It was a matter of when, and not if, he would reach 100 this year.
Mullins is well ahead of his great friend Nicky Henderson who has the second-most with 73 winners.
This is how Mullins reached that landmark number.
Tourist Attraction (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle).
Wither Or Which (Champion Bumper).
Florida Pearl (Champion Bumper).
Florida Pearl (Royal & Sun Alliance Chase), Alexander Banquet (Champion Bumper).
Joe Collen (Champion Bumper).
Scolardy (Triumph Hurdle).
Rule Supreme (Royal & Sun Alliance Chase).
Missed That (Champion Bumper).
Ebaziyan (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle).
Fiveforthree (Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle), Cousin Vinny (Champion Bumper).
Mikael D’Haguenet Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle), Cooldine (RSA Chase), Quevega (Mares’ Hurdle).
Thousand Stars (County Hurdle), Quevega (Mares’ Hurdle).
Final Approach (County Hurdle), Sir Des Champs (Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle), Quevega (Mares’ Hurdle), Hurricane Fly (Champion Hurdle).
Sir Des Champs (Jewson Novices’ Chase), Quevega (Mares’ Hurdle), Champagne Fever (Champion Bumper).
Briar Hill (Champion Bumper), Back In Focus (National Hunt Chase), Quevega (Mares’ Hurdle), Hurricane Fly (Champion Hurdle), Champagne Fever (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle).
Vautour (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle), Quevega (Mares’ Hurdle), Faugheen (Neptune Novices’ Hurdle), Don Poli (Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle).
Douvan (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle), Un De Sceaux (Arkle Novices’ Chase), Faugheen (Champion Hurdle), Glens Melody (Mares’ Hurdle), Don Poli (RSA Chase), Vautour (JLT Novices’ Chase), Wicklow Brave (County Hurdle), Killultagh Vic (Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle).
Douvan (Arkle Novices’ Chase), Annie Power (Champion Hurdle), Vroum Vroum Mag (Mares’ Hurdle), Yorkhill (Neptune Novices’ Hurdle), Black Hercules (JLT Novices’ Chase), Vautour (Ryanair Chase), Limini (Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle).
Yorkhill (JLT Novices’ Chase), Un De Sceaux (Ryanair Chase), Nichols Canyon (Stayers’ Hurdle), Let’s Dance (Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle), Arctic Fire (County Hurdle), Penhill (Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle).
Footpad (Arkle Novices’ Chase), Benie Des Dieux (Mares’ Hurdle), Rathvinden (National Hunt Chase), Bleu Berry (Coral Cup), Relegate Champion Bumper), Penhill (Stayers’ Hurdle), Laurina (Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle).
Klassical Dream (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle), Duc Des Genievres (Arkle Novices’ Chase), Eglantine Du Seuil (Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle), Al Boum Photo (Cheltenham Gold Cup).
Ferny Hollow (Champion Bumper), Min (Ryanair Chase), Concertista (Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle), Burning Victory (Triumph Hurdle), Saint Roi (County Hurdle), Monkfish (Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle), Al Boum Photo (Cheltenham Gold Cup).
Appreciate It (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle), Monkfish (Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase), Sir Gerhard (Champion Bumper), Allaho (Ryanair Chase), Colreevy (Mares’ Chase), Galopin Des Champs (Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle).
Stattler (National Hunt Chase), Sir Gerhard (Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle), Energumene (Champion Chase), Facile Vega (Champion Bumper), Allaho (Ryanair Chase), Vauban (Triumph Hurdle), State Man (County Hurdle), The Nice Guy (Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle), Billaway (Foxhunter Chase), Elimay (Mares’ Chase).
El Fabiolo (Arkle Novices’ Chase), Gaillard Du Mesnil (National Hunt Chase), Impaire Et Passe (Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle), Energumene (Champion Chase), Lossiemouth (Triumph Hurdle), Galopin Des Champs (Cheltenham Gold Cup
Gaelic Warrior (Arkle Novices’ Chase), State Man (Champion Hurdle), Lossiemouth (Mares’ Hurdle), Ballyburn (Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle), Fact To File (Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase), Jasmin De Vaux (Weatherbys Champion Bumper).