Facile Vega
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Facile Vega is an 8yo from Ireland trained by W P Mullins. It is sired by the stallion Walk In The Park out of the dam Quevega. Facile Vega has won 8 races in its career so far. On 26th Apr 2023 at Punchestown, Facile Vega achieved its most notable victory, taking the prize in the $75000 Kpmg Champion Novice Hurdle (grade 1). It has been a lucrative horse for bettors. If you had backed Facile Vega throughout its career you'd have gained a 4% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 3975m SOFT R1 Cl1 Nvch (of $172,148) | P Townend 73kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |
| Leopardstown 04-Feb-24 3419m SOFT R3 NvCh $15,000 (of $79,646), Winning Time: 04:20.300, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to dispute lead 3 out, pushed along and headed entering straight, pecked last, soon 3rd and ridden, kept on one pace | P Townend 75.3kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |
| Leopardstown 26-Dec-23 3419m SOFT R5 NvCh $5,000 (of $53,097), Winning Time: 04:21.600, SP: 1/2 Tracked leader, slightly hampered 1st, headway and led briefly 6th, disputed lead 4 out and led narrowly next, pushed along and headed early straight, ridden and no extra run-in | P W Mullins 75.3kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 4 (4) |
| Navan 18-Nov-23 3419m HEAVY R7 Ch $9,300 (of $9,300), Winning Time: 4:52.400, SP: 8/15 Chased leader, not fluent 1st, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 7th, headway to dispute lead 3 out, led after 2 out, asserted run-in and kept on well | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Punchestown 26-Apr-23 3310m SOFT R2 NvH $75,000 (of $75,000), Winning Time: 04:00.800, SP: 4/6 Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd from halfway, bad mistake 3 out, led next, narrow lead and travelling well entering straight, pushed along and went clear at last, stayed on strongly, easily | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-23 3298m SOFT R1 NvH $28,620 (of $85,840), Winning Time: 03:59.690, SP: 9/4 Held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, led just before 2 out, ridden and landed awkwardly last, edged right, headed and bumped flat, not pace of winner, stayed on | P Townend 73kg 3.25L | 2 (14) |
| Leopardstown 06-Feb-23 3218m SOFT R6 NvH $4,500 (of $90,000), Winning Time: 03:49.090, SP: 4/9 Led, took keen hold, joined 2nd, left in lead 4th, mistake next and not fluent 6th, pressed entering straight, soon pushed along and headed, weakened before last | P Townend 75.3kg, Cd 0 20.00L | 5 (7) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-22 3218m SOFT R4 NvH $60,000 (of $56,975), Winning Time: 04:00.700, SP: 2/9 Led after 1st, 4 lengths clear 3 out, travelled well and slight mistake last, pushed along briefly run-in, kept on well | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 03-Dec-22 3218m SOFT R5 MdH $7,200 (of $6,837), Winning Time: 04:04.000, SP: 1/9 Made all, clear from 4th, ran around briefly approaching 3 out and slight mistake, well clear 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in, not extended | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (18) |
| Punchestown 28-Apr-22 3282m SOFT R6 NHF $60,000 (of $56,975), Winning Time: 03:57.300, SP: 8/15 Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd travelling well entering straight, pushed along and dispute lead 2f out, soon ridden, led 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong | P W Mullins 76.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Cheltenham 17-Mar-22 3298m HEAVY R7 CL1NHF $45,560 (of $80,000), Winning Time: 04:04.800, SP: 15/8 Mid-division, headway over 5f out, challenged 3f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, readily | M P W Mullins 72.1kg | 1 (20) |
| Leopardstown 06-Feb-22 3218m SOFT R7 CL1NHF $60,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 03:59.300, SP: 8/11 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway travelling well to lead 2f out, soon asserted and 5 lengths clear 1f out, kept on well, very easily | M P W Mullins 74.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Leopardstown 26-Dec-21 3218m SOFT R7 CLNHF $6,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:55.800, SP: 10/11 Chased leaders, headway to dispute lead halfway, led 5f out, pushed along to assert over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | M P W Mullins 74.8kg | 1 (16) |