Justify's Daughter of Damson Makes Winning Debut at Dundalk
Updated: October 30, 2024 at 1:10 pm
By Sean Cronin
Lynne Lyons's hitherto untried €155,000 Keeneland September graduate Ethical Code (Justify), a Ger Lyons-trained daughter of G1 Phoenix Stakes heroine Damson (Ire) (Entrepreneur {GB}), failed to sell when stalling on the €300,000 mark at Arqana's Breeze-Up fixture earlier in the year and dug deep to make a winning debut in Wednesday's DundalkStadium.com Fillies Maiden at Dundalk.
A half-sister to dual Group-winning sire Requinto (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), she raced along the rail in fourth for most of this seven-furlong contest. Taking closer order in the home straight, the 7-1 chance was shaken up to gain a slender advantage approaching the final furlong and kept on in resolute fashion under a late drive to deny Mveve (American Pharoah) by a short-head in a four-way photo.
Almost four in a line! 👀
Ethical Code clings on to make a winning debut, putting James Ryan one ahead in the apprentice riders' title race.
City Of Troy's half-sister Takemetothemoon couldn't build on her promising debut.@DundalkStadium pic.twitter.com/A49OCoCEFY
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