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Mark Nunan

Mark Nunan

Dark Vega leads home Harrington 1-3

Thu 14th Oct 2021, 13:13

Dark Vega (right) wins under Nathan Crosse Dark Vega (right) wins under Nathan Crosse
© Photo Healy Racing

Dark Vega (22/1) came from well off the pace to land the Bill Hanlon Memorial Irish EBF Maiden on her first outing.

The half-sister to four winners was pushed along three furlongs out by Nathan Crosse and found plenty off the bridle to cut down the strong-travelling Boundless Ocean close home (10/3) and win by a neck.

The Lope De Vega filly’s better-fancied stablemate Paris Lights (3/1) was another length and a half away in third.

Winning trainer Jessica Harrington said: “She's a lovely filly, very relaxed, very calm and did it well. That'll probably be her for the year now.

“I'd say that was probably a very good maiden. I'm delighted with her and it's lovely to get a winner for Maurice (Regan).

“She's going to be a mile filly the way she finished that out. We'll look for something early on with an ease in the ground.

“She might end up a Guineas filly, you don't know, it's a long time between now and then.

“I'd say the other fella (Paris Lights) needs a mile plus now and he's going to be a mile-and-a-half horse next year. Shane said he's still very gormless and was looking around him. He'll be alright.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
22/1
Tote €26.50 €5.90
2nd
nk
10/3
€2.30
3rd
1.5L
3/1
€1.40
4th
hd
13/8Fav
About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.