Laois natives shine while working for Willie Mullins at Cheltenham
Pictured (L-R): Isabelle McWey on Lossiemouth and Julie McDonald on Kitzbuhel.
TWO Laois natives are in Cheltenham this week, working for champion racehorse trainer Willie Mullins.
Julie McDonald from Spink and Isabelle McWey from Ballyroan were pictured riding racehorses Monday morning, 9 March. Julie rode Kitzbuhel, while Isabelle rode Lossiemouth.
Both horses are victors; Lossiemouth won the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday 10 March, the opening day of the festival, while Kitzbuhel won the Turners Novices’ Chase yesterday, 11 March.
Julie has worked with the Mullins yard and is training to be a vet in Poland.
Willie Mullins’ career spans four decades and is marked by notable accomplishments. To date, he has achieved a record 113 victories at the Cheltenham Festival. He has also enjoyed success at the Melbourne Cup and Royal Ascot.⯠Mullins’ career began under his father, Paddy Mullins, also a renowned figure in Irish racing. He is an advocate for the welfare of horses.
