Hot Chestnut (AUS) Horse
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Hot Chestnut is a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Tom Ollerton of Scone. He is by the stallion Churchill out of the dam Nicconi Lass. The horse remains winless, having failed to break his maiden in 19 starts. In his latest run at Muswellbrook on 8th Sep 2026, Christian Reith rode him to a 5th‑place finish, trailing winner Peregrina Pearl.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Muswellbrook 08-Sep-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.090, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 1st Peregrina Pearl ( R Hutchings 57 ) 2nd A Little Bit Dusty ( M Bell 56.5 ) 0.86L 3rd Our Astute Lass ( I Neale 55 ) 1.29L 5th Hot Chestnut ( C Reith 59 ) 5.93L See full results | C Reith 59kg 5.93L | 5 (7) |
| Tuncurry 12-Sep-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 CTRY MDN $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.270, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Cool Az Aletta ( E Farr 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd The Simple Life ( M Fitzgerald 55 ) 0.39L 3rd Varazze ( A Roper 55 ) 0.54L 7th Hot Chestnut ( S Llewellyn 55 ) 2.32L See full results | S Llewellyn 55kg 2.32L | 7 (10) |
| Scone 02-Sep-25 1300m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.720, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 1st Dreymon ( W Stanley 55.5 ) 2nd The Contractor ( Z A Hunt 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Pinot Nero ( G Buckley 55.5 ) 3.80L 7th Hot Chestnut ( L Small 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 6.77L See full results | L Small 55.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 6.77L | 7 (9) |
| Scone 19-Aug-25 1100m SOFT 5 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.570, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.210 1st Blend Of Three ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Leovanni ( W Stanley 57 ) 4.00L 3rd By Linda ( B Nock 57 ) 4.49L 6th Hot Chestnut ( S Llewellyn 59 ) 6.93L See full results | S Llewellyn 59kg 6.93L | 6 (8) |
| Tamworth 07-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.790, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st See You Then ( L Small 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Jagerschnitzel ( A Bullock 59 ) 0.01L 3rd Tampa Bay ( A Roper 57 ) 1.32L 7th Hot Chestnut ( S Llewellyn 59 ) 3.75L See full results | S Llewellyn 59kg 3.75L | 7 (10) |