Willie Mullins confident Faugheen will return ‘as good as new’ next season
The eight-year-old was a brilliant winner of the showpiece event on the opening day of last year’s Festival and while he suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of stable companion Nichols Canyon on his seasonal reappearance in the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown, he bounced back with a second win in Kempton’s Christmas Hurdle.
That was followed by a scintillating performance in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown last month.
