YOU will likely be waiting quite a while before finding a better maiden duel than the one that took place in the two-mile Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle, where Firefox got the better of Ballyburn in a brilliant battle of two top-class prospects.

This contest served as the coming-out party over hurdles for Facile Vega 12 months ago and there are surely Grade 1 aspirations for this year’s one-two, with the even-money winner clearly held in excellent regard by the Gordon Elliott camp.