Fine & racecourse ban for Mullins after Covid protocol breach Willie Mullins has been fined €2,500 and banned from attending race-meetings for two weeks after being found in breach of the Covid-19 protocols. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board tweeted tonight that the champion trainer failed to comply with the protocols at Punchestown last Saturday, November 14th. The tweet read:- “At a referral hearing of W.P. Mullins (Trainer) following the fixture at Punchestown on 14/11/20, Mr. Mullins was found in breach of rule 272(i), fined €2,500 & prohibited from accessing a racecourse for two weeks for a breach of Covid-19 protocols. Full details in due course.” Grooms Steve Jones and Katie Murphy were both hit with three month bans for breaches at the same meeting. The former was fined €400 and the later €200.
