Horse Profile
Truffle Finder

Trained by C W McDonald at Cranbourne, Truffle Finder is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Lonhro, out of the dam La Parisienne.
He has won a total of 3 races from 17 starts for a win percentage of 18%. His career earnings are $119k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Sandown Lakeside on February 5th in 2025 when he won $30,250 in the Sportsbet More Places (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).
Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1005.
The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $11k in those conditions.
Career Statistics
Overall
Prize Money
$119k
Starts
17
Wins
3
Second
4
Third
1
Win %
18
Place %
47
Profit
-10.1
Conditions
Good
8
1-1-1
$6k
Soft
6
2-2-0
$11k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$1k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1400m
7
2-1-0
-1.65
1200m
4
1-2-0
-2.4
1300m
2
0-0-1
-2
1000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
2
0-0-0
-2
1100m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Sandown Lakeside
4
1-0-0
-0.5
Pakenham
3
1-2-0
-1.4
Cranbourne
2
1-0-0
-0.15
Pakenham Synthetic
2
0-1-0
-2
Sandown Hillside
3
0-0-1
-3
Warrnambool
1
0-1-0
-1
Sale
1
0-0-0
-1
Murtoa
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
17
3-4-1
-10.05
Race History
Feb-19 25
8/12
2.4
$6
Sandown Lakeside
3
1400
Sportsbet Race Replays (Bm70)
$1k
$55k
B Melham
59
84.62
34.92
7
8,8
Feb-5 25
1/8
0.8
$3.5
Sandown Lakeside
3
1400
Sportsbet More Places (Bm64)
$30k
$55k
B Melham
59½
84.14
34.62
5
5,4
+3
Jan-23 25
2/8
0.5
$13
Pakenham
4
1400
Superior Food Services (Bm64)
$7k
$40k
L Riordan
59½
86.16
35.68
8
8,7
+5
Dec-28 24
7/9
4.8
$6.5
Cranbourne
4
1200
VTR Medical (Bm64)
$1k
$40k
A Mc Cabe
59½
71.66
35.98
8
8,9
+2
Spell of 164 Days
Jul-17 24
6/10
4.1
$6
Sandown Lakeside
9
1400
Sportsbet Feed (Bm70)
$1k
$50k
L Nolen
57
87.07
36.86
9
8,9
+3
Jul-1 24
4/10
2.5
$2.5
Pakenham Synthetic
0
1400
Precision Mechanical Services (Bm70)
$1k
$27k
Z Spain
57
82.91
-
5
5,8
+4
Jun-15 24
6/12
3.4
$5.5
Sandown Hillside
6
1400
Vale Fr Brendan Dillon (Bm70)
$2k
$80k
Z Spain
57½
85.50
35.08
5
4,2
-4
May-24 24
1/6
0.8
$1.85
Cranbourne
5
1400
Reed Cranes & Haulage Hcp (C1)
$22k
$40k
Z Spain
58½
84.46
35.88
4
3,2
+1
May-15 24
3/12
0.9
$6
Sandown Hillside
4
1300
Sportsbet Same Race Multi (Bm70)
$5k
$50k
J Melham
55½
77.18
33.71
7
7,4
+1
Apr-30 24
2/14
0.2
$3.8
Warrnambool
6
1200
Book Jericho Thru Langley's (Bm70)
$9k
$50k
J Melham
55
71.19
36.32
6
6,5
+3
Apr-18 24
2/5
0.3
$11
Pakenham
5
1200
Stable of Stars Racing Hcp (64)
$7k
$40k
E Brown
58
72.84
34.86
3
3,4
+2
Feb-21 24
8/9
8.3
$21
Sandown Lakeside
4
1000
Sportsbet Set A Deposit Limit (Bm64)
$1k
$55k
B Melham
58
55.82
32.00
7
7,7
-1
Spell of 115 Days
Oct-29 23
4/8
5.3
$4.8
Sale
3
1600
Ladbrokes Racing Club (Bm64)
$2k
$35k
B Mc Dougall
58½
97.32
34.94
5
4,5,4
Oct-7 23
7/12
5.6
$7.5
Murtoa
5
1600
Horsham Doors & Glass MCC Country Series (Bm64)
$2k
$80k
M Aitken
59
97.37
35.20
8
6,6,5
-2
Sep-20 23
4/11
1.4
$4.6
Sandown Hillside
4
1300
Quayclean (Bm64)
$3k
$50k
B Melham
59
77.99
34.01
7
7,6
+2
Spell of 125 Days
May-18 23
1/10
1.5
$1.6
Pakenham
5
1200
Rachel Takes On Will Mdn Plate
$22k
$40k
B Melham
58
72.89
35.03
2
2,2
+1
May-7 23
2/12
0.2
$2.4
Pakenham Synthetic
0
1100
Middy's Electrical Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
B Melham
59½
64.48
34.07
8
8,6
+4