Facile Vega will be the star attraction at Fairyhouse today as he makes his eagerly-awaited hurdling bow in a division of the Kettles Supporting Fingal Ravens Maiden Hurdle.
The five-year-old son of Walk In The Park and prolific winning mare Quevega went from strength to strength through his bumper campaign last season, unbeaten in four starts – including Grade 1 victories at Cheltenham and Punchestown.
Facile Vega scored on debut at Leopardstown last Christmas, followed up in hugely impressive style in a Grade 2 at the same track in February (slamming recent maiden hurdle winners Sandor Clegane and Carnfunnock) and then justified 15/8 favouritism in Cheltenham’s Weatherbys Champion Bumper, when powering up the hill clear of American Mike.
