Penguin Island
(GB)About
Penguin Island is a 6yo from United Kingdom trained by Robert Widger. It is sired by the stallion The Gurkha out of the dam In Secret. Penguin Island has won 1 race in its career so far. On 20th Jul 2023 at Chepstow, Penguin Island achieved its most notable victory, securing the prize in the $4377 Vickers.bet Apprentice Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon 21-May-24 1486m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $6,600), Winning Time: 01:31.670, SP: 50/1 Slowly into stride and always towards rear, never a factor, no extra under 2f out and eased inside final furlong | J A Heffernan 62.6kg, Cd 0 28.50L | 12 (15) |
| Dundalk 17-Feb-24 1408m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $6,300) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:27.970, SP: 125/1 Always towards rear, pushed along and closer under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | S R Markey 62.1kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 12 (13) |
| Dundalk 10-Feb-24 1005m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $7,327) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:59.740, SP: 100/1 Slowly into stride, pushed along early, always behind, never a factor | R P Cleary 57.2kg, Cd 0 14.50L | 8 (8) |
| Dundalk 23-Dec-23 1408m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $7,022) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.850, SP: 50/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra under 2f out, weakened | R P Cleary 62.1kg, Cd 0 22.25L | 13 (13) |
| Cork 26-Nov-23 3218m SOFT R1 MdH (of $7,500), Winning Time: 4:12.700, SP: 150/1 In rear, slight mistake at 1st, jumped big at 2nd, 12th after 4th, no impression, weakened before 3 out, never a factor | E M O'sullivan 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 13 (13) |
| Bath 03-Oct-23 1152m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $5,796) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.780, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, pushed along halfway, no progress | T E Whelan 59.9kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 10 (14) |
| Sandown 15-Sep-23 1015m GOOD R2 Hcp $553 (of $5,323) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:01.030, SP: 11/2 Raced wide, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | T E Whelan 61.7kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 4 (11) |
| Windsor 27-Aug-23 1218m GOOD R1 Hcp $330 (of $6,388) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.940, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat | T E Whelan 58.5kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 5 (12) |
| Windsor 08-Aug-23 1025m SOFT R1 Hcp $1,031 (of $4,968) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.140, SP: 11/2 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, kept on, went 3rd close home | T E Whelan 63kg 1.25L | 3 (6) |
| Chepstow 20-Jul-23 1020m GOOD R1 Hcp $3,873 (of $4,377) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.280, SP: 5/1 Off the pace in last trio, headway over 1f out, strong run between horses inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, won going away | L Coughlan 61.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Newbury 07-Jul-23 1036m GOOD R1 Hcp $1,061 (of $5,116) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.450, SP: 13/2 Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, kept on into 3rd close home, nearest finish | L Coughlan 64.4kg 0.50L | 3 (11) |
| Kempton 04-May-23 1207m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5Nv $444 (of $3,780) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.550, SP: 5/2 Raced keenly towards rear, pushed 2f out and made some progress, ridden before final furlong, kept on one pace | D O'neill 61.7kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 4 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 16-Apr-23 1225m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5Hcp $1,965 (of $4,187) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.870, SP: 9/2 Keen, prominent, led 4f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace | D O'neill 61.2kg, Cd 0 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Chepstow 08-Sep-22 1020m SOFT R6 CL5Hcp $2,129 (of $9,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.790, SP: 13/8 Close 3rd far side of group, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on into 2nd final strides, not quite pace to challenge | D O'neill 62.6kg 0.75L | 2 (5) |
| Chepstow 22-Aug-22 1221m SOFT R6 CL5Hcp $2,129 (of $9,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.580, SP: 10/3 Chased winner, ridden to challenge and edged left over 1f out, strong challenge and carried left inside final furlong, just denied | D O'neill 59kg | 2 (4) |
| Kempton 04-Aug-22 1408m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5Hcp $469 (of $8,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.660, SP: 7/1 Midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on | A Kirby 59.9kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 4 (11) |
| Salisbury 12-Jun-22 1401m GOOD R2 CL5Hcp (of $7,250) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.300, SP: 5/1 Midfield, raced freely, stumbled over 3f out and soon pushed along, ridden and edged right from 2f out, ran on same pace | D O'neill 59.4kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 8 (13) |
| Leicester 23-Apr-22 1408m GOOD R7 CL5Hcp (of $8,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.210, SP: 5/1 Close up, pushed along 2f out, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong | D Probert 60.3kg, Cd 0 3.50L | 5 (13) |
| Kempton 14-Oct-21 1207m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5Nv $824 (of $6,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.990, SP: 15/8 Took keen hold, mid-division, asked for effort 2f out, steady headway 1f out, kept on towards finish, went third final strides | H Doyle 55.8kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
| Kempton 14-Sep-21 1408m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5Md $888 (of $7,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.210, SP: 6/1 Raced keenly, prominent, led over 1f out, soon headed, led again narrowly inside final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home | D Probert 57.2kg 0.30L | 3 (11) |
| Newbury 13-Aug-21 1207m GOOD R1 CL4Nv (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.810, SP: 18/1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, faded inside last | D Probert 57.2kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 8 (12) |