Nick Townsend follows Neil Mulholland’s plight to the top

Whether it was in his dozen years as a jockey, a further 14 seasons training at his 100-strong stables, or – just occasionally – behind the wheel of his 120mph track car, Neil Mulholland knows all about gaining the optimum from horse power.
In another life, you imagine he may have become a rally champion, such is his drive to succeed. But his love for motor sport has always been relegated to third place; behind family life and becoming one of the country’s most successful young trainers as his career has impressively gone through the...