Penny Benjamin
Penny Benjamin is just getting started, and there's genuine reason to pay attention. At two years old, she has run just once, finishing second — which means she has already shown enough ability to beat most of the field on her very first outing. That's no small thing. Plenty of young horses take several races just to figure out what's going on, so a placed finish first time out is a promising sign.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
T Howley Jnr & Eoin Banville & Peter Robin Parkhill
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What adds intrigue is who is doing the training. Noel Meade's yard in Castletown, Co Meath, has sent out 42 winners already this season — that's the kind of operation that knows how to place a young horse in the right race at the right time. When a yard running at that volume gives a two-year-old her debut and she comes home second, you can be fairly sure the team liked what they saw, both at home and on the track. She raced just yesterday, so there's every chance another run is on the horizon soon.
There's very little to go on yet — one race is one race — but the combination of a promising debut, a busy and successful yard behind her, and the fact she's still only two years old means the story is very much still being written.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 May
2nd
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
18 May |
0% |