Horse profile
Penny Ghent (GB)
by Pastoral Pursuits (GB) out of Velvet Band (GB) (Verglas)
34 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Beverley & Ripon
Last run 27 Oct 2026 · 9th of 15
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Penny Ghent (GB) is 2 from 34, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather, and both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer). Last raced off 55, 10lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 26 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 2–34Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 6 (17.6%)Placed
- −0.50£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=34 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 585 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating55↓ 10lb off peak
55
45–65
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 100C | 71 | 4 runs · 100 / 74.5 |
| Soft | 6 | 104A | 77 | 2 runs · 83 / 64.5 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 96A | 87.5 | 4 runs · 96 / 88.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 95C | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 90B | 83 | 2 runs · 81 / 79 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 104A | 81 | 11 runs · 100 / 82 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 92A | 80 | 2 runs · 83 / 58 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 34 runs · as at 4 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 26 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (35%) · 0 wins
- Held up 6 (23%) · 0 wins
- Led 6 (23%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 5 (19%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 7,219 runs since Apr 2009 (437 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.4% from 109. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.5% from 133.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 109 | 19 | 17.4% | +7.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,458 | 143 | 9.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 1,472 | 133 | 9% | −0.5 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 75 | 9.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 752 | 78 | 10.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 175 | 18 | 10.3% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,481 | 218 | 8.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,878 | 233 | 12.4% | +2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,601 | 338 | 9.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,084 | 76 | 7% | −2.5 | 2 from 20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 475 | 33 | 6.9% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 133 | 2 | 1.5% | −8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Velvet Band (GB) (Verglas)
9 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Penny Pot Lane (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Shallow (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Pot Lane (GB) | 70 | 8 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Shallow (GB) | 30 | 5 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Charnock Richard (GB) | 44 | 3 | 6½f | — |
| Mr Heinz (GB) | 36 | 2 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Cindy Looper (GB) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Swing Low (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Grey Selkie (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Sparkling Sapphire (GB) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Miriam Violet (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | +15.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 24 | 2 | 8% | +9.50 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Beverley | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Ripon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 2 | 10% | +13.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Elliott | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 4 | 2 | 50% | +29.50 |
| Phil Dennis | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Zak Wheatley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Sanderson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alex Jary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jay Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Pinna | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 16 | 2 | 13% | +17.50 |
| None | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +23.50 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 26+11d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Stakes mid-pack early - urged over 2f out then left behind over 1f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 9th | 9/15 | 2½ | 8-4 | 55 | 83C | 48A | Rhys Elliott | 66/1 |
| 16 Oct 26+45d | Redcar | racingtv.com Handicap Stakes Prominent enough in the pack towards the stands rail - pushed along over 2f out - soon dropped away tamely to finish 18th | 18/18 | 6 | 9-5 | 56 | 33C | 50C | George Wood | 50/1 |
| 01 Sep 26+34d | Ripon | attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Sluggish beginning - settled at the back of the field - pushed along with two furlongs left but unable to land a blow - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/13 | 5 | 8-11 | 58 | 46C | 42C | Rhys Elliott | 25/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+11d | Redcar | Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - edged off a true line after halfway then came under pressure when overtaken close home - unable to find more and held for third | 3/7 | nk | 9-7 | 58 | 83B | 76A | Rhys Elliott | 6/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+49d | Doncaster | Follow @attheraces On Instagram Handicap Stakes Set the pace - Overtaken approaching 4f out and niggled along 3f out - Faded from 2f out | 8/11 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 78A | 51A | Rhys Elliott | 14/1 |
| 30 May 26+3d | Beverley | Platinum Queen Play Live After Racing Handicap Set the pace from the off - opened up a three-length advantage over 2f out - edged in front approaching the last furlong before being overtaken and giving way close home | 3/11 | nk | 10-0 | 55 | 94A | 85A | Lewis Edmunds | 5/2F |
| 27 May 26+10d | Beverley | Connexin's Full Fibre For All Handicap Set the pace from the start - pushed along with two furlongs left - driven approaching the final furlong - edged away close home to score comfortably | 1/7 | 8-13 | 45 | 96A | 79A | Lewis Edmunds | 7/2 | |
| 17 May 26+13d | Ripon | Swinton Park Silver Anniversary Cup Handicap Set the pace from the off - roused approaching final furlong - drew clear to score with ease | 1/13 | 9-0 | 45 | 82C | 91A | Lewis Edmunds | 28/1 | |
| 04 May 26+16d | Beverley | Support Independent Racecourses Handicap Settled mid-pack early - pushed along inside final 2f - unable to quicken and well beaten | 13/14 | 3¼ | 8-6 | 45 | 95C | 30A | Alex Jary | 33/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+133d | Nottingham | Ladies Day 9th May Handicap (Div 1) Tracked leaders on rail - urged forward with over 2f left - lost ground with over 1f left - beaten into 9th | 9/10 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 46 | 67A | 40A | Alex Jary | 10/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 25+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Held up handy in the pack - pushed to the front with 2f left - quickly overtaken and dropped away late - finished eighth | 8/13 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 47 | 77B | 51A | Zak Wheatley | 18/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+16d | Southwell (AW) | Set Deposit Limits At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Up with the pace - driven 2f out - nudged into contention final furlong before fading to finish 6th | 6/13 | nse | 8-7 | 47 | 81B | 67A | Zak Wheatley | 28/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+41d | Redcar | Thanks And See You Next Season Apprentice Handicap Tracked the front group early - pushed to the front inside the final two furlongs and kept battling to the line - caught in the closing strides to finish second by a short head | 2/14 | hd | 8-9 | 45 | 100C | 72A | Zak Wheatley | 40/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+20d | Redcar | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap (Div 1) Handy in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - fell back in a hurry - finished 10th | 10/12 | 2 | 8-9 | 45 | 85A | 50A | Cam Hardie | 40/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+61d | Southwell (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Settled close to the front - urged forward with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong - eventually finished ninth | 9/13 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 46 | 90B | 49A | Tom Eaves | 50/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+17d | Carlisle | PricedUp Handicap (Pro-Am Female Jockeys) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - urged forward 2f out - stayed on before weakening inside final furlong - finished 5th | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-13 | 47 | 69A | 59A | Jay Mackay | 15/2 |
| 18 Jun 25+21d | Ripon | Bishopton Equine Fillies' Handicap Went straight to front early - held a forward spot before losing pace 3f out - dropped away steadily from 2f out - finished well held in 7th | 7/7 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 47 | 81B | 44A | Cam Hardie | 66/1 |
| 28 May 25+28d | Beverley | Connexin's Smooth Switch Handicap Settled towards the back of the field - lost touch under pressure inside final 2f - unable to close down leaders - finished 7th | 7/9 | hd | 8-10 | 47 | 81A | 51A | Lewis Edmunds | 22/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+158d | Pontefract | Trustees Of The National Horseracing College Handicap Settled midfield - urged forward with over 2f left - failed to threaten - finished eighth | 8/11 | 1 | 8-9 | 48 | 73A | 46A | Andrea Pinna | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 24+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Know Your Limits With BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Fought for control early - settled midfield - lost touch with leaders 2f out and unable to threaten thereafter | 6/10 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 48 | 85A | 50A | Luke Morris | 16/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+18d | Redcar | Thanks And See You Next Season Apprentice Handicap drifted slightly left at the off - settled just behind the front-runner - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on into second but never got competitive with the winner | 2/8 | 1 | 8-4 | 45 | 104A | 71A | Ethan Jones | 14/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+23d | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2) Settled close to the front - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to close the gap - beaten off inside final furlong | 4/10 | 2¾ | 8-7 | 45 | 77A | 61A | Cam Hardie | 80/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+15d | Redcar | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward around halfway - never able to land a blow - well held in 13th | 13/15 | 2½ | 8-0 | 45 | 85C | 38A | Rhys Elliott | 80/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+20d | Catterick | Racing Again 2nd October Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - urged forward at halfway - unable to find further improvement - finished ninth | 9/9 | ¾ | 8-8 | 45 | 77A | 45A | Ben Sanderson | 18/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+15d | Carlisle | Thank You Laurie Au Revoir! Maiden Handicap (Div 1) Settled towards back of field - roused into effort with 3f remaining - finished strongly to take 3rd | 3/10 | 3½ | 9-0 | 45 | 88A | 65A | Connor Beasley | 14/1 |
| 06 Aug 24+15d | Catterick | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Held up towards the back - driven approaching the last two furlongs - stayed on without threatening the front runners | 6/11 | 2½ | 8-9 | 46 | 63B | 50A | Ben Sanderson | 66/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+14d | Beverley | Tomahawk Steakhouse Handicap (Div 2) | 5/7 | hd | 9-2 | 47 | 92A | 48A | Ben Sanderson | 25/1 |
| 08 Jul 24+20d | Ripon | Bishopton Equine Handicap | 8/8 | ½ | 8-12 | 52 | 61B | 38A | Cam Hardie | 50/1 |
| 18 Jun 24+25d | Beverley | Beverley Annual Badgeholders Handicap | 6/11 | nse | 9-12 | 55 | 91B | 68A | Phil Dennis | 50/1 |
| 24 May 24+585d | Pontefract | Mr Leigh Sutton Nifty 50th Birthday Handicap | 11/11 | 7 | 8-7 | 59 | 59B | 38A | Cam Hardie | 80/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 22+25d | Pontefract | Tim Pollitt 'SDS Is GOAT' Memorial Nursery | 14/15 | 3½ | 8-13 | 65 | 9C | 46C | Phil Dennis | 80/1 |
| 22 Sep 22+62d | Pontefract | Northern Commercials - Service, Sales And Parts EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/8 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 69A | 49A | Phil Dennis | 28/1 |
| 22 Jul 22+21d | Thirsk | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 69A | 64A | Phil Dennis | 150/1 |
| 01 Jul 22 | Beverley | Bus Stop 70s Night British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 12/13 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 45C | 31A | Jack Garritty | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Penny Ghent won?
- Penny Ghent (GB) won 2 of 34 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 6 times in total (17.6% of starts).
- Who trains Penny Ghent?
- Penny Ghent (GB) is trained by Simon Whitaker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2026.
- Who is Penny Ghent's sire?
- Penny Ghent (GB) is by Pastoral Pursuits (GB) out of Velvet Band (GB), whose sire is Verglas.
- What going does Penny Ghent prefer?
- Penny Ghent (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Penny Ghent's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 27 October 2026. The highest on record is 65.
- What is Penny Ghent's sire's record?
- Pastoral Pursuits (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 7,219 runs since Apr 2009 (437 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.4% from 109. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.5% from 133.
- Who are Penny Ghent's siblings?
- Out of Velvet Band (GB), Penny Ghent (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Penny Pot Lane (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Shallow (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.