A Pretty Penny

The recent run of form reads 2-4-5-1-5 going back through the last five completed races, which tells its own story. There is a win buried in there, sandwiched between some quieter efforts, and the horse has found the podium twice in its last six outings. That kind of consistency — not always winning, but placing — is the mark of a horse still finding its feet and working things out rather than one that has gone backwards.

Having raced just yesterday, A Pretty Penny is clearly in an active campaign, and with that Ballinrobe win now two months in the rear-view mirror, the team will be hoping the penny drops again soon. At three years old there is still plenty of time for improvement, and a horse that wins one in four at its preferred distance is worth keeping an eye on when the conditions line up right.