Paul Townend
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Paul Townend (born 15 September 1990) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Townend comes from Lisgoold in County Cork[1] and rides primarily for the stable of Irish trainer Willie Mullins. Townend has worked for Mullins since beginning his career as an apprentice flat racing jockey. He is a six-time Irish jump racing Champion Jockey. He was champion in the 2010–11, 2018–19, 2019–20,[2] 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2022–23 seasons.
In 2019 he gave Willie Mullins his first Cheltenham Gold Cup winner with Al Boum Photo and he repeated this success in 2020.[3] He recorded his third and fourth win in the race on Galopin Des Champs in 2023 and 2024. Following the retirement of Ruby Walsh, Townend became the number-one jockey to the Mullins yard.[4]