State of Joy overcame a nightmare passage to provide a brilliant win for her owners. The daughter of Starspangledbanner won for Joseph O’Brien on just her second racecourse start. We bought the Ballyhimikin Stud Limited bred filly for just £22,000 at the Tattersalls December Sale.
State of Joy (Starspangledbanner) gets the verdict in a head bobber at Down Royal to break her maiden on only the second time of asking for @SyndicatesHQ and @JosephOBrien2
— Syndicates.Racing (@SyndicatesHQ) September 30, 2024
Yet another €10,000 IRE incentive in the bag too! pic.twitter.com/EmwboEST7S