€420,000 for Justify Colt from Aussie Bred Mare Dawn Wall

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday Sep 29

Interesting result on Day 2 of the Goffs Orby Book 1 Yearling Sale was a colt from Australian bred Group III winner Dawn Wall that sold for €420,000.

Justify colt from Australian bred G3 winner Dawn Wall.

Consigned by Marlhill House Stud, the Justify colt is a half-brother to Group III placed Albula and was bought by AC Elliott.

By Fastnet Rock from Mennetou (IRE), Dawn Wall was bred at Coolmore Australia and made $1.3million at the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale when bought by BBA Ireland.

Trained by Chris Waller for an ownership group that included the Niarchos family in whose colours she ran, Dawn Wall won four races including the Group III Keith Nolan Classic and the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet.

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She was sent back to Europe in 2018 to start her stud career.

Dawn Wall has a full sister at stud here in Australia called Katresha and she has a colt by Toronado (IRE) entered for the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale as Lot 10.

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