Recommendation Racehorse Profile

Recommendation is a 7-year-old Gelding, trained by C Maher, based at Ballarat. With 39 career starts and 9 wins, it has earned $1,196,710.

Age
7
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
C Maher
Trained at
Ballarat
Sire
Shalaa
Dam
Adviso
Sire of dam
Street Cry (IRE)
Owner
N S Psaltis, Mrs G C Psaltis, S T Elwick, A D Sier, D Simonsen, G A Buchanan, Captain's Call No.3, J A Forrest, Green Park Syndicate, D P Sinn, Four Four Racing, Mrs C C Gash, B T Gash, S R Payne, J Steet, T J Harris, J A O'Neill & Lazarus Racing
Career
39:9-5-8
Prize money
$1,196,710
Last start
12 Sept 2026
Recent form
530x6835286x364263376

Recommendation Form Guide

Recommendation — last 43 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
29 Aug 2026Caulfield1100mOpenS6557kgBlake Shinn7 of 85.6L1:03.817.5Oliveanotherday
15 Aug 2026Caulfield1200mOpenS61055.5kgBlake Shinn3 of 111.2L1:10.336Shadhavar
25 July 2026Caulfield1200mOpenS6958.5kgThomas Stockdale3 of 94L1:10.637.5Cosmic Crusader
11 July 2026Caulfield1100mOpenS71158.5kgThomas Stockdale6 of 111L1:05.365.5Winnasedge
20 June 2026Flemington1100mOpenS71058kgThomas Stockdale2 of 120.3L1:05.4415De Bergerac
30 May 2026Caulfield1100mOpenH8458.5kgThomas Stockdale4 of 113L1:05.547Hearcomesthestar
25 Apr 2026Morphettville1100mOpenG41059.5kgMark Zahra6 of 201.2L1:04.0012Grand Larceny
3 Apr 2026Ballarat1100mOpenG3756kgThomas Stockdale3 of 143.3L1:02.5331Spywire
20 Sept 2025Caulfield1100mBM100G3258kgRyan Houston6 of 82.1L1:03.238Tiger Shark
16 Aug 2025Caulfield1200mOpenS6558kgBen Melham8 of 85.7L1:11.384.2Pop Award
9 Aug 2025Morphettville1200mOpenS6158.5kgJake Toeroek2 of 70.2L1:11.617Queman
26 July 2025Caulfield1200mOpenS5258.5kgJohn Allen5 of 81.8L1:11.276Bridal Waltz
12 July 2025Caulfield1100mOpenS6458.5kgBen Allen3 of 101.5L1:05.278In Flight
21 June 2025Flemington1100mOpenG4760.5kgJohn Allen8 of 85.3L1:03.338.5Marble Nine
31 May 2025Caulfield1100mOpenG4360kgBen Allen6 of 132.6L1:03.017.5Niance
8 Dec 2024Sha Tin1200mOpenG857kgMark Zahra12 of 1412.5L1:08.15148Ka Ying Rising
7 Nov 2024Flemington1000mOpenG4458.5kgBlake Shinn3 of 111.2L0:56.876Way To The Stars
12 Oct 2024Caulfield1100mOpenG3658.5kgBlake Shinn5 of 91.9L1:02.963.7Bellatrix Star
27 Sept 2024Moonee Valley1200mOpenG4458.5kgMichael Dee8 of 123.6L1:09.9110Southport Tycoon
16 Sept 2024Crantr800mBarrier TrialS52—Michael Dee1 of 80.5L0:46.12—Flying On A Limb
31 Aug 2024Caulfield1100mOpenG4558.5kgBlake Shinn1 of 50.8L1:03.721.95Kallos
27 July 2024Caulfield1200mOpenH8258.5kgBlake Shinn1 of 61.8L1:12.241.4Semillion
13 July 2024Caulfield1100mOpenS7658.5kgBlake Shinn1 of 87L1:04.653.7Party For Two
29 Mar 2024Yarra Glen1200mOpenG3856.5kgJohn Allen6 of 121L1:09.254.6Savannah Cloud
24 Feb 2024Caulfield1100mOpenG3453.5kgDeclan Bates6 of 152.1L1:02.6317Queman
27 Jan 2024Moonee Valley1200mOpenG4758.5kgJohn Allen3 of 80.4L1:09.643.2Veight
1 Jan 2024Canterbury1200mOpenS6558kgRegan Bayliss2 of 71.3L1:09.216.5Insurrection
9 Dec 2023Randwick1200mOpenG4156kgRegan Bayliss1 of 110.1L1:10.145Insurrection
25 Nov 2023Kembla Grange1000mOpenH8855.5kgRegan Bayliss3 of 92.2L0:57.258Insurrection
7 Nov 2023Randwick1100mBM100G4357kgRegan Bayliss2 of 111L1:03.589.5Hard To Say
30 Sept 2023Randwick1200mBM94G41159kgJohn Allen6 of 123.3L1:09.1010Airman
9 Sept 2023Moonee Valley1200mOpenG3451.5kgCarleen Hefel1 of 60.8L1:10.001.5Gemma's Son
12 Aug 2023Moonee Valley1200mBM84G31058.5kgCarleen Hefel2 of 100.1L1:10.033Maximillius
25 Feb 2023Sandown-lakeside1200mOpenG4856kgJohn Allen1 of 100.3L1:10.198.5Wee Nessy
1 Feb 2023Canterbury1250mBM64G4961.5kgTim Clark1 of 103.5L1:13.714.6Powerful Peg
11 Jan 2023Warwick Farm1200mBM72G3156kgTommy Berry3 of 81.5L1:09.343.4Think About It
3 Jan 2023Warwick Farm812mBarrier TrialG41—Brenton Avdulla1 of 80.2L0:47.56—King Charming
23 Dec 2022Warwick Farm816mBarrier TrialG42—Jason Collett2 of 90.2L0:49.21—Mariamia
30 July 2022Eagle Farm1400mOpenG4658kgRyan Maloney5 of 91.3L1:26.765Billionair Baby
1 July 2022Muswellbrook1280mCls 1S5660kgAndrew Gibbons1 of 101L1:16.131.8Ringo's Charm
9 June 2022Gosford1100mMdnS7356.5kgTommy Berry1 of 91.3L1:05.425My Eloise
20 May 2022Rosehill900mBarrier TrialH82—Tommy Berry2 of 103.5L0:55.00—Sing Dragon
9 May 2022Warwick Farm797mBarrier TrialS73—Heidi Gillie3 of 52.5L0:47.36—Nonshalaant

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track20-1-00%50%
This distance163-2-219%44%
Good235-2-422%48%
Soft133-3-323%69%
Heavy31-0-133%67%
First-up62-1-233%83%
Second-up64-0-067%67%

Winning distances

3(1100), 4(1200), 1(1250), 1(1280)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Caulfield153620%40%
Yarra Glen1000%0%
Flemington5020%40%
Canterbury21250%100%
Moonee Valley31333%100%
Randwick31233%67%
Kembla Grange1010%100%
Gosford21150%50%
Sandown-lakeside111100%100%
Warwick Farm1010%100%
Muswellbrook111100%100%
Wyong1000%0%
Eagle Farm1000%0%
Goulburn1000%0%
Morphettville4010%25%
Ballarat1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Blake Shinn73543%71%
John Allen71214%29%
Declan Bates1000%0%
Regan Bayliss41425%100%
Carleen Hefel21250%100%
Ben Allen3010%33%
Tim Clark111100%100%
Brenton Avdulla1000%0%
Tommy Berry21250%100%
Andrew Gibbons111100%100%
Unknown1000%0%
Ryan Maloney1000%0%
Louise Day1000%0%
Jake Toeroek1010%100%
Ben Melham1000%0%
Jacob Opperman1000%0%
Ryan Houston1000%0%
Thomas Stockdale5020%40%
Mark Zahra1000%0%
Todd Pannell1000%0%

Career Wins

Races won
DateRaceEventDistJockey
31 Aug 2024R5Vale Black Caviar1100mBlake Shinn
27 July 2024R7Race-Tech Bletchingly Stakes1200mBlake Shinn
13 July 2024R8Sportsbet Sir John Monash Stakes1100mBlake Shinn
9 Dec 2023R8Racing And Sports Razor Sharp Hcp1200mRegan Bayliss
9 Sept 2023R4Drummond Golf Hcp1200mCarleen Hefel
25 Feb 2023R4Ladbrokes Zeditave Stakes1200mJohn Allen
1 Feb 2023R7Exceedance''s 1St Yearl. (Bm64)1250mTim Clark
1 July 2022R3Horsepower Hcp (C1)1280mAndrew Gibbons
9 June 2022R3Mbib Mdn Hcp1100mTommy Berry