GRAND NATIONAL winner Patrick Mullins will not receive any prize money for his victory.
The jockey claimed the biggest win of his career with on Saturday.
It was a wonderful day for the Mullins clan as Patrick won on a horse trained by his father Willie.
Mullins, 35, revealed it was his dream to the win but it comes with a catch – he will not receive any prize money.
Winning jockeys are usually guaranteed an eight per cent cut of the purse which would have entitled Mullins to around £40,000.
But rules state amateur jockeys are not entitled to such a share, so he misses out.
Mullins likely will not mind too much given the magnitude of his triumph, which .
He said following his victory: “I had too good a start and was having to take him back all the way.
“I was wondering at the Canal Turn had I lost too much ground, but he just jumped fantastic.
“Then I was there too soon and it is a long way from the back of the last with Paul (Townend) on my outside.
“It's everything I've dreamed of since I was a kid.
“I know it's a cliche, but when I was five or six years old, I was reading books about the National and watching black and white videos of Red Rum. To put my name there is very special.”
