Vega's Muse opens account under patient Foley ride The Jessica Harrington trained Vega's Muse recorded the first success of her career when staying on strongly under Shane Foley to win the GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap at Killarney. In front early on, Foley was content to ride a waiting race in second after No Such Thing went on after a furlong and, built up a sizeable lead by halfway. Gradually closing the gap on the runaway leader, Foley came through on the far rail to regain the advantage over a furlong out. Keeping on strongly inside the final furlong, Vega's Muse beat No Such Thing by three-and-three-quarter lengths. Kate Harrington said: "Things didn't happen for her at Galway where she didn't handle the track, but she had been knocking on the door and we're delighted with her. "She kept finishing placed so had been frustrating but we thought a lot of her last year, when her maiden form was very good. Things went wrong afterwards, she got sore shins and her head went a little bit but we have her back now and she is really doing things right. "Shane said it was lovely to have another horse to aim at (clear leader No Such Thing) and she really enjoyed chasing, although didn't do much when she got to the front. "I hope this is a step in the right direction and hopefully she can keep progressing." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes.
