Facile Vega in cruise control on jumping bow at Fairyhouse

Facile Vega maintained his unbeaten record with a foot-perfect display on his eagerly-anticipated hurdling debut at Fairyhouse.
Facile Vega in cruise control on jumping bow at Fairyhouse

Facile Vega and Paul Townend after winning by 14 lenghts for owners Hammer & Trowel Syndicate and trainer Willie Mullins.

Facile Vega maintained his unbeaten record with a foot-perfect display on his eagerly-anticipated hurdling debut at Fairyhouse.

As a son of six-time Cheltenham Festival heroine Quevega, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old carried all before him in the bumper sphere last season - winning each of his four starts including big-race triumphs at the Dublin Racing Festival, the Cheltenham Festival and the Punchestown Festival.

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