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Facile Vega

7-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 8 wins from 13 runs.
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Walk In The Park
Mother
Quevega
Owner
Hammer & Trowel Syndicate
Official rating
151

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
13
Career races
8
Wins
61.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
76.9%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
970 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Leopardstown: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%)
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 62% of races
✔ Effective partnership with Paul Townend: 50% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 745-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Ok
Yielding (slightly soft)
Ok
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Ok
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Mar
7th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
3 Feb
3rd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 6 runners
26 Dec
4th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 4 runners
18 Nov
🏆 Won
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 runners
25 Apr
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 5 runners
14 Mar
2nd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
5 Feb
5th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 7 runners
27 Dec
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
3 Dec
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
27 Apr
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Paul Townend Current jockey
50%
Win rate
4/8
Wins / rides
80%
Win rate
4/5
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Leopardstown
Galloping
6 3 wins, 1 third, 2 other 3 Feb 50%
Cheltenham
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 14 Mar 33.3%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 wins 25 Apr 100%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 win 3 Dec 100%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 win 18 Nov 100%