THERE was great excitement when Penny Perfect landed the two-mile, six-furlong Randox Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick on Bank Holiday Monday and would it seem that more than one person has to be credited with this success.

Getting the less local associations out of the way, the four-year-old Capri mare is trained by Gordon Ellott and was ridden to her nine and a half-length victory by Danny Gilligan. He had also partnered the chesnut when she finished fourth of eight over two and a quarter miles here earlier in the month on her first start.