Penny Ghent (2020)

Foal Date

05-Mar-20

Colour

gray

Sire

Pastoral Pursuits

Dam

Velvet Band

Prize Money

10080

Trainer

S Whitaker

Owners

Mr Andrew Sparks

About

Penny Ghent is a 5yo gr unknown from trained by S Whitaker, who is based at Scarcroft. It is sired by the stallion Pastoral Pursuits out of the dam Velvet Band. Penny Ghent is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 22 attempts. During its most recent race at Redcar on 4th Nov 2025, Penny Ghent was ridden by Zak Wheatley and finished 2nd, behind the winner Fire Eyes.

Raced At

Redcar • Southwell • Carlisle • Ripon • Beverley • Pontefract • Catterick • Thirsk

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Redcar 04-Nov-25 1610m SOFT R8 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.730, SP: 41.00	Z Wheatley 54.9kg 0.20L	2 (14)
Redcar 24-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R7 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:23.720, SP: 41.00	C Hardie 54.9kg 8.70L	10 (12)
Southwell 04-Sep-25 1620m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.830, SP: 51.00	T Eaves 57.6kg 12.00L	9 (13)
Carlisle 06-Jul-25 1570m SOFT R4 CL6 Hcp $245 (of $7,870) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.470, SP: 8.50	J Mackay 64.4kg, Cd 65.8kg 6.50L	5 (8)
Ripon 19-Jun-25 1970m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $8,853) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:02.560, SP: 67.00 Led early, prominent 2f, chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, weakened from over 2f out	C Hardie 55.8kg 11.95L	7 (7)
Beverley 28-May-25 1700m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $7,526) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:47.890, SP: 23.00 Held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, no impression	L Edmunds 55.3kg 5.40L	7 (9)
Pontefract 30-Apr-25 1610m GOOD R7 CL6 HcpNHF (of $6,886) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.190, SP: 11.00 Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, never a factor	A Pinna 58.1kg, Cd 61.2kg 5.70L	8 (11)
Newcastle 24-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.990, SP: 17.00 Took keen hold, mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after	L Morris 55.3kg 10.00L	6 (10)
Redcar 05-Nov-24 1610m SOFT R7 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 15.00 Edged left start, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on in clear 2nd, always held by winner	E Jones 54.9kg, Cd 52.6kg 1.00L	2 (8)
Redcar 18-Oct-24 1410m SOFT R6 CL6 Hcp $368 (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.270, SP: 81.00 Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression and held final furlong	C Hardie 54kg 4.30L	4 (10)
Redcar 25-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $3,140), Winning Time: 01:24.610, SP: 80/1 Mid-division, pushed along halfway, always struggling	R Elliott 54kg, Cd 0 7.25L	13 (15)
Catterick 10-Sep-24 1410m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $3,664), Winning Time: 01:27.960, SP: 18/1 In rear, pushed along halfway, no progress	B Sanderson 55.8kg, Cd 0 10.50L	9 (9)
Carlisle 21-Aug-24 1390m GOOD R5 MdHcp $798 (of $3,402), Winning Time: 01:27.620, SP: 14/1 Held up in rear division, pushed along over 3f out, ran on well to claim 3rd post	C Beasley 57.2kg 4.00L	3 (10)
Catterick 06-Aug-24 1200m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $4,187), Winning Time: 01:12.180, SP: 66/1 Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on, never on terms	B Sanderson 56.2kg, Cd 0 8.50L	6 (11)
Beverley 23-Jul-24 1500m GOOD R5 Hcp $234 (of $4,004), Winning Time: 01:33.150, SP: 25/1 Restless in stalls and slowly into stride, held up in last pair, steady headway out wide 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no chance with leading trio, lost modest 4th final strides	B Sanderson 59.4kg, Cd 0 5.25L	5 (7)
Ripon 09-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $4,711), Winning Time: 01:38.730, SP: 50/1 Slowly into stride, soon recovered tracking leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out	C Hardie 56.2kg, Cd 0 14.75L	8 (8)
Beverley 19-Jun-24 1500m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $4,004), Winning Time: 01:33.310, SP: 50/1 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer	P Dennis 62.6kg, Cd 0 7.75L	6 (11)
Pontefract 25-May-24 1610m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $3,664), Winning Time: 01:46.200, SP: 80/1 Took keen hold, in touch behind leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost position 2f out, soon weakened	C Hardie 54kg, Cd 0 14.25L	11 (11)
Pontefract 17-Oct-22 1610m SOFT R2 (of $3,456) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:48.020, SP: 80/1 Slowly away, always in rear	P Dennis 56.7kg, Cd 0 35.00L	14 (15)
Pontefract 22-Sep-22 1210m GOOD R2 Md (of $3,780) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.130, SP: 28/1 Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, 5th and no impression final furlong	P Dennis 58.1kg, Cd 0 12.00L	5 (8)
Thirsk 22-Jul-22 1410m GOOD R2 Nv $571 (of $4,860) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.400, SP: 150/1 Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish	P Dennis 58.1kg, Cd 0 5.75L	4 (10)
Beverley 02-Jul-22 1010m GOOD R1 Nv (of $4,449) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.660, SP: 50/1 Slowly into stride, always behind	J Garritty 58.1kg, Cd 0 11.50L	12 (13)