Foley eager for Lucky Vega's Guineas bid The Jessica Harrington-trained Lucky Vega was narrowly beaten by a short head and a neck into third place in the English 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and his jockey Shane Foley is looking forward to renewing the partnership in Saturday’s Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh. Foley told Dave Keena that Lucky Vega is in great shape ahead of the big race and feels he will be ideally suited by the Curragh. "Yeah, really looking forward to it. He has come out of his Newmarket race well. I sat on him the other morning, physically he has done well and I think the Curragh track will suit him," the jockey said. "The ground doesn't really matter to him to be honest - he has gone on slow ground and he has gone on firm ground, so he is very ground versatile. "We were (confident that he would get the trip in the English Guineas), he's a very relaxed horse at home. He only goes through the motions and he had been getting to the top of our gallop really, really well so that's always a good sign. Jessie's is quite a stiff test at home. He was getting to the top very well in his good work. "He got a little bit unbalanced down into the dip which he did in the Middle Park as well. A lot of horses do that but his most impressive performance was at the Curragh in the Phoenix, so we are looking forward to it and he's in good shape."
