Percy wins for the Lyons family at Killarney Percy may have had ground to make up with easy-to-back odds-on favourite, Tang Dynasty, after their meeting at the Galway festival, but Ger Lyons' charge brushed aside that fact to win the opening Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10 Race) at Killarney. The signs were ominous for Tang Dynasty well before the straight, whilst up front Drake Passage (2/1 second favourite) looked like he might maintain his advantage all the way to the finish line. However the Colin Keane-ridden Kodiac victor proved to be a determined foe, and he got there close home to edge the verdict by half a length. There was four and three parts of a length back to Tang Dynasty in third. "He wasn't sold at the sales but Roger Marley was my man at the sales and liked him. I like Kodiac (stallion) and said I'd take a chance on him and Roger called it from day one saying he just wants a trip," said Lyons. "He probably should have been second at Galway - Colin taught him his job and it was the winning of today's race. He's a good genuine horse but that is as fast as he wants it." (TW & EM)
