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Recommendation
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Trained by Ciaron Maher at Hong Kong, Recommendation is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Shalaa, out of the dam Adviso.

He has won a total of 9 races from 23 starts for a win percentage of 39%. His career earnings are $140k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Caulfield on August 31st in 2024 when he won $120,000 in the Vale Black Caviar (a set weight with penalties race over 1,100 metres).

Recommendation is a top level performer, having started 10 times at group race level, with 4 wins.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1045.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $74k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$140k
Starts
23
Wins
9
Second
3
Third
4
Win %
39
Place %
70
Profit
+10.5
Conditions
Good
16
5-2-3
$42k
Soft
4
3-1-0
$47k
Heavy
2
1-0-1
$74k
Race Standard
All
10
4-1-2
Group 1
2
0-0-0
Group 2
2
0-0-1
Group 3
3
3-0-0
Race Distance
1000m
2
0-0-2
-2
1100m
6
3-1-0
+4.65
1200m
12
4-2-2
+4.4
1250m
1
1-0-0
+3.6
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1280m
1
1-0-0
+0.8
Race Track
Flemington
1
0-0-1
-1
Caulfield
5
3-0-0
+2.05
Moonee Valley
4
1-1-1
-2.5
Yarra Glen
1
0-0-0
-1
Canterbury
2
1-1-0
+2.6
Randwick
3
1-1-0
+2
Kembla Grange
1
0-0-1
-1
Sandown Lakeside
1
1-0-0
+7.5
Warwick Farm
1
0-0-1
-1
Eagle Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Muswellbrook
1
1-0-0
+0.8
Gosford
1
1-0-0
+4
Sha Tin
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
12
5-1-2
+5.05
NSW
9
4-2-2
+7.4
QLD
1
0-0-0
-1
1
0-0-0

Race History

Dec-8 24
12/14
12.5
148
Sha Tin
0
1200
The Longines Hong Kong Sprint 
$0k
$3.4M
M Zahra
57
0.00
-
6
5,6
-6
Nov-7 24
3/11
1.2
$6
Flemington
4
1000
Racing and Sports Century Stakes 
$16k
$177k
B Shinn
58½
56.87
33.18
8
8,8
+5
Oct-12 24
5/9
1.9
$3.7
Caulfield
3
1100
Henley Homes Schillaci Stakes 
$8k
$302k
B Shinn
58½
62.96
34.26
1
1,1
-4
Sep-27 24
8/12
3.6
$10
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes 
$40k
$2M
M Dee
58½
69.91
35.44
4
4,4
-4
Aug-31 24
1/5
0.8
$1.95
Caulfield
4
1100
Vale Black Caviar 
$121k
$201k
B Shinn
58½
63.72
34.26
2
2,2
+1
Jul-27 24
1/6
1.8
$1.4
Caulfield
8
1200
Race-Tech Bletchingly Stakes 
$121k
$201k
B Shinn
58½
72.24
36.34
1
1,1
Jul-13 24
1/8
7.0
$3.7
Caulfield
7
1100
Sir John Monash Stakes
$121k
$201k
B Shinn
58½
64.65
35.42
2
2,1
Spell of 106 Days
Mar-29 24
6/12
1.0
$4.6
Yarra Glen
3
1200
bet365 The Country Discovery
$10k
$500k
J Allen
56½
69.25
34.50
2
2,2
-4
Feb-24 24
6/15
2.1
$17
Caulfield
3
1100
Oakleigh Plate 
$15k
$752k
D Bates
53½
62.63
34.02
6
6,6
Jan-27 24
3/8
0.4
$3.2
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Sharp Eit Solutions Australia Stakes 
$32k
$350k
J Allen
58½
69.64
35.08
2
2,1
-2
Jan-1 24
2/7
1.3
$6.5
Canterbury
6
1200
Kia Canterbury Sprint 
$36k
$200k
R Bayliss
58
69.21
35.19
2
2,2
Dec-9 23
1/11
0.1
$5
Randwick
4
1200
Racing And Sports Razor Sharp Hcp 
$109k
$200k
R Bayliss
56
70.14
34.74
5
5,6
+5
Nov-25 23
3/9
2.2
$8
Kembla Grange
8
1000
The Warra
$27k
$300k
R Bayliss
55½
57.25
33.60
2
2,2
-1
Nov-7 23
2/11
1.0
$9.5
Randwick
4
1100
Precise Air Choisir (Bm100)
$56k
$300k
R Bayliss
57
63.58
34.40
1
1,1
-1
Sep-30 23
6/12
3.3
$10
Randwick
4
1200
City Tattersalls Group (Bm94)
$4k
$160k
J Allen
59
69.10
33.94
4
4,3
-3
Sep-9 23
1/6
0.8
$1.5
Moonee Valley
3
1200
Drummond Golf Hcp
$83k
$150k
C Hefel
51½
70.00
34.20
2
2,2
+1
Aug-12 23
2/10
0.1
$3
Moonee Valley
3
1200
Gwenda Fitzgerald (Bm84)
$23k
$130k
C Hefel
58½
70.03
35.24
7
7,6
+4
Spell of 168 Days
Feb-25 23
1/10
0.3
$8.5
Sandown Lakeside
4
1200
Zeditave Stakes 
$121k
$201k
J Allen
56
70.19
33.46
2
2,1
Feb-1 23
1/10
3.5
$4.6
Canterbury
4
1250
Exceedance's 1st Yearl. (Bm64)
$25k
$55k
T Clark
61½
73.71
34.49
1
1,1
Jan-11 23
3/8
1.5
$3.4
Warwick Farm
3
1200
Vinery Yearlings (Bm72)
$5k
$55k
T Berry
56
69.34
33.69
1
1,1
-2
Spell of 165 Days
Jul-30 22
5/9
1.3
$5
Eagle Farm
4
1400
22/23 Brc Membership Handicap
$2k
$75k
R Maloney
58
86.76
36.10
2
0,2,2
-3
Jul-1 22
1/10
1.0
$1.8
Muswellbrook
5
1280
Horsepower Handicap (C1)
$13k
$25k
A Gibbons
60
76.13
35.02
1
0,1,1
Jun-9 22
1/9
1.3
$5
Gosford
7
1100
Mbib Maiden Handicap
$17k
$35k
T Berry
56½
65.42
34.60
1
0,1,1