Commendation (2022) Horse
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Commendation is a 4yo b trained by Martin Dunne. He is by the stallion Showcasing out of the mare Praised. So far he has claimed one win. His most notable success arrived on 16 Feb 2025 at Lingfield, where he captured the $6,984.00 Class 5 Handicap. The runner has proved lucrative for bettors, offering about a 21% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City 30-Jan-26 1006m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.940, SP: 51.00 1st Master Dandy ( H Crouch 137 ) 2nd Forever Noah ( F Marsh 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Second Collection ( M Slater 126 , Cd 119 ) 1.70L 7th Commendation ( D E Hogan 126 ) 9.05L See full results | D E Hogan 57.2kg 9.05L | 7 (12) |
| Lingfield 14-Jan-26 1011m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.530, SP: 8.50 1st Forest Gunner ( S M Levey 135 ) 2nd Colors Of Freedom ( K T O'neill 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Global Effort ( G Mcentee 135 ) 1.00L 6th Commendation ( D Keenan 135 ) 7.65L See full results | D Keenan 61.2kg 7.65L | 6 (7) |
| Brighton 29-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.700, SP: 29.00 1st Roman Spring ( K T O'neill 129 ) 2nd Haveagobeau ( J Dace 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Rovinia ( J Watson 130 ) 2.25L 9th Commendation ( K S Mchugh 128 , Cd 135 ) 8.05L See full results | K S Mchugh 58.1kg, Cd 61.2kg 8.05L | 9 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 19-Sep-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.620, SP: 29.00 1st Due Date ( J Watson 135 ) 2nd Lion Ring ( R Kavanagh 127 ) 1.25L 3rd Smasher ( W Carson 134 ) 0.50L 10th Commendation ( P J Mcdonald 133 ) 6.20L See full results | P J Mcdonald 60.3kg 6.20L | 10 (12) |
| Chelmsford City 11-Sep-25 1010m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.520, SP: 17.00 1st Startling ( E Greatrex 134 ) 2nd Sir Rodneyredblood ( H Davies 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Cabeza De Llave ( T Jakes 134 ) 1.25L 9th Commendation ( T Langley 130 , Cd 135 ) 4.10L See full results | T Langley 59kg, Cd 61.2kg 4.10L | 9 (9) |
| Lingfield 27-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp $275 (of $8,853) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.430, SP: 10.00 1st Travel Agent ( T Heard 135 ) 2nd Phoenix Moon ( O Murphy 132 ) 2.00L 3rd Mammy ( K Shoemark 132 ) 0.50L 5th Commendation ( B Loughnane 132 ) 3.80L See full results | B Loughnane 59.9kg 3.80L | 5 (9) |
| Windsor 29-Jul-25 1220m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $7,081) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 19.00 1st Dragonfly In Amber ( R Ryan 135 ) 2nd All Too Beautiful ( M Paetel 129 ) 1.50L 3rd Juno Star ( M Ghiani 131 ) 1.50L 9th Commendation ( T Marquand 135 ) 10.05L See full results | T Marquand 61.2kg 10.05L | 9 (12) |
| Windsor 24-Jun-25 1030m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp $220 (of $7,081) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.490, SP: 9.50 Slow to break, in rear, edged left over 1f out, no impression 1st Reporter ( D Egan 134 ) 2nd Top Biller ( D Hogan 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Money Pockets ( J Callan 133 ) 0.30L 5th Commendation ( K S Mchugh 135 , Cd 142 ) 4.60L See full results | K S Mchugh 61.2kg, Cd 64.4kg 4.60L | 5 (6) |
| Yarmouth 11-Jun-25 1040m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $456 (of $7,082) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.060, SP: 19.00 Raced centre, held up in rear, headway near side of group and carried head high over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, hung left soon after 1st Speed Of Maajid ( H Doyle 131 ) 2nd Fear And Fast ( T Jakes 130 ) 2.75L 3rd Mollymook ( M Paetel 134 ) 0.30L 4th Commendation ( B Loughnane 131 ) 3.80L See full results | B Loughnane 59.4kg 3.80L | 4 (8) |
| Southwell 01-Jun-25 1000m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp $381 (of $6,100) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.080, SP: 11.00 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden along, edged right inside final furlong, made no impression 1st Nordic Games ( L Morris 133 ) 2nd Marajito ( D Fentiman 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Keep The Gold ( L Edmunds 133 ) 2.00L 4th Commendation ( M Paetel 134 , Cd 141 ) 3.80L See full results | M Paetel 60.8kg, Cd 64kg 3.80L | 4 (9) |
| Windsor 29-Apr-25 1220m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $8,264) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.980, SP: 41.00 Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression over 1f out 1st Distant Rumble ( J Doughty 134 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Thurso ( F Marsh 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Valsharah ( T Marquand 130 ) 2.05L 15th Commendation ( S M Levey 129 ) 27.15L See full results | S M Levey 58.5kg 27.15L | 15 (15) |
| Lingfield 29-Mar-25 1010m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.600, SP: 8.00 Slowly into stride, raced wide and soon chasing leaders, wide home turn, soon hung left and carried head high, weakened soon after 1st Natsumi ( R Ryan 129 ) 2nd Toolatetonegotiate ( B Wilkie 127 , Cd 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Horus ( S M Levey 133 ) 0.95L 7th Commendation ( D Keenan 132 ) 5.45L See full results | D Keenan 59.9kg 5.45L | 7 (8) |
| Lingfield 25-Mar-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $436 (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.620, SP: 23.00 In rear, pushed along 1f out, stayed on well inside last, never on terms 1st Handle With Care ( H Doyle 124 ) 2nd Toughly ( T E Whelan 124 ) 1.50L 3rd So Sassy ( O Murphy 127 ) 2.50L 4th Commendation ( A Bond 122 , Cd 129 ) 3.25L See full results | A Bond 55.3kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.25L | 4 (8) |
| Chelmsford City 09-Mar-25 1010m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $553 (of $8,853) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.360, SP: 12.00 Held up in rear on inside, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Desert Champion ( C Lee 135 ) 2nd Alashos ( A J Farragher 129 ) 3.00L 3rd Fallen Soldier ( L Morris 125 ) 3.50L 4th Commendation ( K Shoemark 127 ) 4.50L See full results | K Shoemark 57.6kg 4.50L | 4 (7) |
| Lingfield 16-Feb-25 1010m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.010, SP: 23.00 Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead close home 1st Commendation ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2nd Virtue Temperance ( S M Levey 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Early Release ( J Williams 131 , Cd 126 ) 1.50L See full results | B Loughnane 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Kempton 21-Jan-25 1210m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $491 (of $7,870) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.280, SP: 9.00 Slowly into stride, soon switched right to inside, held up in last trio, headway on inside 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge 1st Apple's Angel ( J Gordon 118 ) 2nd Foro Romano ( M Ghiani 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Cosmic Force ( B Loughnane 131 ) 0.50L 4th Commendation ( D Probert 133 ) 1.50L See full results | D Probert 60.3kg 1.50L | 4 (8) |
| Southwell 29-Dec-24 1420m GOOD R6 CL5 Nv (of $6,197) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.210, SP: 29.00 Held up towards rear, ridden and hanging left 2f out, no impression, well beaten final furlong 1st Singoura ( J Mason 128 ) 2nd Nakaaha ( C Lee 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Platinum Crystal ( T Eaves 128 ) 2.05L 8th Commendation ( D Probert 128 ) 4.80L See full results | D Probert 58.1kg 4.80L | 8 (10) |
| Newbury 30-Aug-24 1210m GOOD R3 Md (of $6,281), Winning Time: 01:14.120, SP: 16/1 Held up in rear, asked for effort and switched right over 1f out, no impression 1st Saariselka ( J Doyle 128 ) 2nd Primrose Path ( R Havlin 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Speaktotheguvnor ( R Kingscote 128 ) 0.75L 9th Commendation ( J Watson 128 , Cd 0 ) 4.50L See full results | J Watson 58.1kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 9 (10) |
| Newbury 16-Aug-24 1210m GOOD R2 Nv (of $6,480), Winning Time: 01:11.450, SP: 28/1 Slowly into stride, ran green in rear, never involved 1st Jewelry ( C Fallon 128 ) 2nd Toomuchforme ( C Lee 134 ) 2.50L 3rd Musical Angel ( D Probert 128 ) 3.50L 12th Commendation ( H Turner 128 , Cd 0 ) 17.25L See full results | H Turner 58.1kg, Cd 0 17.25L | 12 (13) |