John Mulhern dies aged 69 Trainer John Mulhern, one of the most colourful and well known faces on the Irish racing scene, died on Monday morning following a long illness. He was 69. Mulhern was a highly successful businessman, and he ran the Findus operation in Ireland. He was the retired boss of Meadow Court Stud in Kildare. He was also a renowned punter, and enjoyed high-profile success as a trainer, winning what was then the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 1987 and 1988 with Galmoy, and training Flashing Steel to win the Irish Grand National in 1995. Mulhern's last runner also proved to be his winner, when his Puyol landed the prestigious and valuable MCR Hurdle at Leopardstown in January. He is survived by his wife, Goffs chairman Eimear Mulhern, the daughter of the late Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
