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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Oisin Doherty

HISTORICAL FACTS: Paul townend admits fault in facile vega ride at leopardstown - Caught on Camera

Paul Townend admits that he got his tactics wrong aboard Facile Vega at the Dublin Racing Festival last Sunday.

The 33-year-old concedes that he went too hard too early as Facile Vega slumped to a fifth placed finish in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown last Sunday.

Speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes, Townend said: " With Facile Vega, we got the tactics wrong, going too hard too early and he was beaten a long way from home."

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