Penny Express (2020) Horse
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Penny Express, a six-year-old bay gelding by Irish Wells out of Lady Germany, is trained by G Elliott and owned by Mrs Patricia Prendergast. From 13 starts he has recorded two second‑place finishes and three third‑place finishes, but no win, earning $17,835 in prize money. His latest start came at Navan on 19 September 2026, where he finished 11th of 19 runners.
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Navan • Wexford • Kilbeggan • Listowel • Clonmel • Tramore • Killarney • Tipperary • DownpatrickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Navan 19-Sep-26 3168m SOFT R1 MdH (of $19,397), Winning Time: 03:41.900, SP: 51.00 1st Dallas Star ( D Meyler 166 ) 2nd En Or ( D King 166 ) 0.50L 3rd State Pension ( C Quirke 166 ) 2.25L 11th Penny Express ( D Gilligan 166 ) 38.30L See full results | D Gilligan 75.3kg 38.30L | 11 (19) |
| Wexford 08-Aug-26 3383m SOFT R1 MdH $1,966 (of $19,661), Winning Time: 04:02.100, SP: 4.00 1st Rosenborg ( R Sugrue 158 , Cd 151 ) 2nd Sea Eagle ( T O'connor 166 , Cd 159 ) 2.50L 3rd Penny Express ( J Kennedy 158 ) 7.00L See full results | J Kennedy 71.7kg 7.00L | 3 (16) |
| Wexford 24-Jul-26 3356m GOOD R1 MdH $977 (of $19,549), Winning Time: 04:00.400, SP: 5.00 1st Highland Realm ( B Hayes 158 ) 2nd Chasing Blues ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 0.75L 3rd Game Point ( D Meyler 154 ) 4.25L 4th Penny Express ( J Kennedy 158 ) 9.75L See full results | J Kennedy 71.7kg 9.75L | 4 (16) |
| Kilbeggan 11-Jul-26 3767m GOOD R2 MdH $595 (of $11,859), Winning Time: 04:38.100, SP: 5.00 1st Imarajan ( P Cody 158 ) 2nd Chantilly Wings ( C Millar 158 ) 0.50L 3rd All Night Revival ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 2.50L 5th Penny Express ( D Gilligan 158 ) 12.15L See full results | D Gilligan 71.7kg 12.15L | 5 (8) |
| Listowel 30-May-26 3310m GOOD R2 MdH $979 (of $11,749), Winning Time: 04:00.100, SP: 29.00 1st Gomez Addams ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Small Fry ( J J Slevin 166 ) 1.00L 3rd Bells Grove ( K Buckley 166 ) 1.75L 4th Penny Express ( J Williamson 166 , Cd 161 ) 12.75L See full results | J Williamson 75.3kg, Cd 73kg 12.75L | 4 (17) |
| Clonmel 14-May-26 3928m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, took closer order 3rd, improved to 3rd after 4th, led narrowly before 5th, not fluent 6th, headed 7th where not fluent, lost place and weakened quickly approaching straight, pulled up before 2 out | Sam Ewing 73.9kg | UPL (10) |
| Tramore 15-Aug-25 3292m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Led, pushed along and headed 2 out, no impression on winner when not fluent last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in, dropped to 3rd close home | Jack Kennedy 75.3kg Head | 3 (9) |
| Killarney 17-Jul-25 4101m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Close up, 4th after 7th, lost place and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | Jack Kennedy 71.7kg | UPL (15) |
| Tipperary 03-Jul-25 4106m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Held up early, improved to track leaders 7th, ridden entering in 5th entering straight, closer 2 out, 2nd before last, 4th and mistake last, kept on one pace | Jack Kennedy 74.4kg 6 1/2l | 4 (15) |
| Downpatrick 15-Jun-25 3790m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Mid-division, headway into 4th and mistake 3 out, ridden in 2nd before last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace | Kevin Sexton 75.3kg 8 1/2l | 2 (15) |
| Listowel 02-Jun-25 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, headway to lead entering straight and soon pushed along, ridden and headed last where not fluent, no impression on winner and kept on one pace | Sam Ewing 75.3kg 2 1/4l | 2 (15) |
| Downpatrick 09-May-25 4389m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 5th, closer in 2nd 4 out, close 2nd 2 out, ridden before last, 3rd entering straight, no impression on leaders | Sam Ewing 75.3kg 15l | 3 (9) |
| Tramore 14-Apr-25 3365m YIELDING (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Rear of mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden in 4th on outer 2 out, kept on one pace | Sam Ewing 71.7kg 3/4 length | 4 (8) |