Pennyforapound made his debut in a strongly run race at Castletown-Geoghegan on the opening weekend of the new season. With 13 runners going to post, this was one of the biggest line-ups of horses for a four-year-old maiden this campaign, and he was positioned just off the leaders to avoid the battle to set the pace at the head of affairs. Making striking ground on the climb to the second-last, the Winged Love gelding quickly hit the front and asserted an advantage over a strongly fancied runner-up, before maintaining that advantage all the way to the line – clocking one of the fastest times of the day in the process.