Commendation (2022)

Foal Date

16-Feb-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Showcasing

Dam

Praised

Prize Money

$13146

Trainer

Michael Keady

Owners

Mr Jim Gill

About

Commendation is a 3yo racehorse trained by Michael Keady in Newmarket. He is by Showcasing out of the dam Praised and has secured one win so far. His most notable victory came on 16 February 2025 at Lingfield, where he claimed the $6,984.00 Cl5 Handicap. The horse has proven rewarding for bettors, offering a 35 % return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Chelmsford City • Lingfield • Windsor • Yarmouth • Southwell • Kempton • Newbury

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Brighton 29-Sep-25 1202m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.700, SP: 29.00	K S Mchugh 58.1kg, Cd 61.2kg 8.05L	9 (10)
Chelmsford City 19-Sep-25 1207m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.620, SP: 29.00	P J Mcdonald 60.3kg 6.20L	10 (12)
Chelmsford City 11-Sep-25 1005m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.520, SP: 17.00	T Langley 59kg, Cd 61.2kg 4.10L	9 (9)
Lingfield 27-Aug-25 1207m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp $275 (of $8,853) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.430, SP: 10.00	B Loughnane 59.9kg 3.80L	5 (9)
Windsor 29-Jul-25 1218m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $7,081) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 19.00	T Marquand 61.2kg 10.05L	9 (12)
Windsor 24-Jun-25 1025m 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	K S Mchugh 61.2kg, Cd 64.4kg 4.60L	5 (6)
Yarmouth 11-Jun-25 1044m 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	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	M Paetel 60.8kg, Cd 64kg 3.80L	4 (9)
Windsor 29-Apr-25 1218m 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	S M Levey 58.5kg 27.15L	15 (15)
Lingfield 29-Mar-25 1011m 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	D Keenan 59.9kg 5.45L	7 (8)
Lingfield 25-Mar-25 1207m 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	A Bond 55.3kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.25L	4 (8)
Chelmsford City 09-Mar-25 1005m 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	K Shoemark 57.6kg 4.50L	4 (7)
Lingfield 16-Feb-25 1011m 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	B Loughnane 59kg	1 (9)
Kempton 21-Jan-25 1207m 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	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	D Probert 58.1kg 4.80L	8 (10)
Newbury 30-Aug-24 1207m 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	J Watson 58.1kg, Cd 0 4.50L	9 (10)
Newbury 16-Aug-24 1207m GOOD R2 Nv (of $6,480), Winning Time: 01:11.450, SP: 28/1 Slowly into stride, ran green in rear, never involved	H Turner 58.1kg, Cd 0 17.25L	12 (13)