Meltdown (AUS) Horse
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Meltdown is a 4yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Hoysted. He is by Too Darn Hot out of Nai'a. So far he has recorded 2 wins. On 13 Jul 2025 at Sunshine Coast, he claimed his most notable victory, the $30,000 Maiden Set Weight in the R2 Headland Glass Class 3 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 01-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 0-58 $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.770, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.460 1st Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester 59.5 ) 2nd Bit Of Grunt ( J Franklin 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.85L 3rd Hey Chardonnay ( C Graham 57 ) 1.26L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 59.5kg | 1 (15) |
| Gold Coast 23-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CL1-SW $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.110, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 1st Vorkuta ( B S Lerena 60 ) 2nd Fireforce ( M R D Plessis 60 ) 0.11L 3rd Backstage ( G J Cartwright 60 ) 0.46L 10th Meltdown ( B Thornton 60 ) 6.85L See full results | B Thornton 60 6.85L | 10 (12) |
| Eagle Farm 07-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 CL1 $1,100 (of $38,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710 1st Meldubious ( M Rodd 58.5 ) 2nd Fireforce ( M R D Plessis 58 ) 1.09L 3rd Sum Invictus ( A Jones 57.5 ) 1.34L 5th Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester 57 ) 2.47L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 57kg 2.47L | 5 (11) |
| Deagon 23-Dec-25 1050m SOFT 5 R10 CL3-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.970 1st Meltdown ( B Thornton ) 2nd For Better ( C Graham ) 0.50L 3rd Cuddles For Kimmy ( V Duric ) 1.75L | B Thornton | 1 (6) |
| Grafton 26-Aug-25 1615m HEAVY 8 R4 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.260, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Mission To Win ( D K Peisley 60.5 ) 2nd Our Orator ( J B Busuttin 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.93L 3rd Sibelius ( S Lisnyy 55.5 ) 2.26L 7th Meltdown ( A Mallyon 61 ) 4.49L See full results | A Mallyon 61kg 4.49L | 7 (11) |
| Ipswich 08-Aug-25 1350m SOFT 5 R6 BM62 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.640, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Toolatemate ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 2nd Holy Flash ( C Sutherland 62 , Cd 60 ) 0.28L 3rd Clubhouse ( A J Mallyon 57 ) 0.68L 8th Meltdown ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 3.27L See full results | D Thornton 58.5kg 3.27L | 8 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 13-Jul-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.000, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.930 1st Meltdown ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Atomic Gozen ( L J Tilley 56 ) 0.40L 3rd Let's Do It Again ( C D Collis 58 ) 1.80L See full results | D Thornton 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Doomben 03-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 6 R8 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Ninjitzou ( L Dempsey ) 2nd Oscar ( G J Cartwright ) 2.00L 3rd Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester ) 2.40L | J Guthmann-chester 2.40L | 3 (6) |
| Sunshine Coast 15-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 CH&G Mdn Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.690, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Golden Cross ( R D Dolan 60 ) 2nd Lord Danilo ( R G Thorburn 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.10L 3rd Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester 58.5 ) 0.30L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 58.5kg 0.30L | 3 (13) |
| Doomben 28-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 3YO C&G Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.800, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Abender ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Noire Emperor ( R D Dolan 58 ) 1.84L 3rd Runaway Tycoon ( C Graham 58 ) 2.69L 6th Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 4.16L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 58kg 4.16L | 6 (12) |
| Deagon 13-May-25 1050m HEAVY 8 R9 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.760 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.060 1st Unega Wahy'a ( R S Wilson ) 2nd Queen Arni ( S G Rutledge ) 0.25L 3rd Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.60L | J Guthmann-chester 0.60L | 3 (6) |
| Doomben 23-Dec-24 840m SOFT 5 R19 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:50.430 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.900 1st Wynette ( C Graham ) 2nd Port River Billie ( K Wilson-taylor ) 1.75L 3rd Meltdown ( B Thornton ) 3.50L | B Thornton 3.50L | 3 (4) |
| Sunshine Coast 21-Aug-24 1000m SOFT 7 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.440, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.630 1st Ramp It Up ( J L Bayliss 58 ) 2nd Bold Change ( N S Beriman 58 ) 0.10L 3rd King Spirit ( B Wheeler 58 ) 0.90L 5th Meltdown ( R Maloney 58 ) 2.10L See full results | R Maloney 58kg 2.10L | 5 (9) |
| Deagon 06-Aug-24 1050m GOOD 4 R5 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.970 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970 1st Meltdown ( B Thornton ) 2nd Cabo Casanova ( B Ainsworth ) 3.00L 3rd Meldubious ( K Wilson-taylor ) 4.50L | B Thornton | 1 (7) |