Overview
- The assistant coroner recorded an accidental death and gave smoke inhalation as the cause following an inquest held in late August 2026.
- Fire investigators from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze likely began in a front footwell when smoking material contacted seat fabric or foam.
- Toxicology presented at the hearing showed the level of alcohol in his blood was just over the legal driving limit.
- Witnesses told the court the victim had been at a pub in Malton the night before, left after drinking four or five pints, and his car was later seen in a collision near the A64/A169 roundabout.
- Mulryan had arrived from County Galway two days before the fire to start as an assistant trainer and his death has prompted tributes from the racing and bloodstock community.