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Willie Mullins hails Facile Vega after Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle win at Leopardstown

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Willie Mullins hails Facile Vega after Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle win at Leopardstown

Facile Vega won the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown. Willie Mullins' five-year-old was outstanding in the bumper sphere last season. Facile Vero won at the Dublin Racing Festival, the Cheltenham Festival and the Punchestown Festival. He made a smooth transition to jumping at Fairyhouse earlier in January. Il Etait Temps came close to catching Faciles Vega at first hurdle but Paul got him back into a slower rhythm and got Facles Vega jumping better. Facels Vega remains an evens favourite with Betfair to provide Willie Minsins with a record eighth win in Supreme Novices' Hundle in March.

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