African Heat
(AUS)About
African Heat, a 17yo bay from Australia, is trained by Robert Smerdon. It is sired by the stallion Johannesburg out of the dam Raging Inferno. African Heat has won 5 races throughout its career. On 25th Aug 2012 at Moonee Valley, African Heat achieved its most notable victory in the $80,000 Chandler Macleod Handicap. African Heat's racing career concluded with its final run on 3rd Jul 2014 at Cranbourne.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbourne 03-Jul-14 1600m HEAVY 8 R7 Hcp (of $40,000) Barrier 5 | J Benbow 54kg, Cd 0 | UPD (13) |
| Moonee Valley 07-Jun-14 1500m SOFT 5 R8 Bm84 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: $101 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.910 midfield on rail, found ricals too slick | S Guymer 60, Cd 58kg | 12 (14) |
| Sandown Lake 31-May-14 1600m SOFT 5 R8 Hcp $1,200 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.860, SP: $91 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.330 drifted to 2nd last, couldn't work into race | S Guymer 54kg, Cd 52kg | 9 (11) |
| Flemington 10-May-14 1400m SOFT 5 R8 0-96 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.100, SP: $51 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 nice spot midfield, dropped out from turn | J Beriman 55kg, Cd 53kg | 14 (14) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 22-Apr-14 1190m SOFT 5 R17 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:13.210 | T Sadler | 5 (6) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 11-Feb-14 1190m SOFT 5 R18 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:14.750 | J Beriman | 2 (9) |
| Moonee Valley 25-Aug-12 2500m GOOD 5 R4 Bm95 $48,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:38.300, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.690 ducked back to rail, had best finish | M Walker 54kg | 1 (11) |
| William Hill Park Lakeside 15-Aug-12 2400m GOOD 8 R3 BM95 $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:42.079, SP: $2.60F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 made a charge but leader kicked clear, good run | M Walker 54kg | 2 (7) |
| Mornington 01-Aug-12 2413m GOOD 8 R3 0-78 $21,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:38.700, SP: $1.80F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.360 burst through mid straight and was too good | M Walker 59.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Mornington 25-Jul-12 2000m GOOD 5 R2 0-78 $18,363 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:10.100, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280 got split into straight and drove through to win | M Walker 56kg | 1 (6) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 18-Jul-12 2400m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN HDL-TRL, Winning Time: 02:46.530 | S Pateman 0.00L | 6 (6) |
| Cranbourne 11-Jul-12 2080m GOOD 8 R7 SHOW BM78 $13,650 (of $22,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:18.960, SP: $4.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:40.800 | M Walker 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Werribee 21-Jun-12 1600m GOOD 8 R5 0-68 $1,350 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.289, SP: $3.50F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th | D Dunn 57kg | 3 (11) |
| Mornington 11-Jun-12 1520m GOOD 8 R8 0-72 $565 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.630, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.820 made plenty of ground in the straight | D Dunn 56kg | 5 (13) |
| Werribee 24-May-12 1425m GOOD 5 R6 CL1 $1,350 (of $15,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:27.060, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680 | M Rodd 59kg | 3 (12) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 14-May-12 1190m HEAVY 8 R16 CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 01:14.070 | African Heat | 1 (9) |
| Warrnambool 02-May-12 1400m SOFT 7 R8 Show bm72 $250 (of $22,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:26.100, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.080 widest runner cornering, failed to make an impact | G Boss 56.5kg 14.15L | 10 (13) |
| William Hill Park Hillside 18-Apr-12 1600m GOOD 5 R8 0-78 $350 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.000, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270 hung out under pressure in straight | D Lane 54kg | 10 (12) |
| Moonee Valley 31-Mar-12 1200m GOOD 3 R8 0-89 (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: $81 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 always back chasing and never featured | P Mertens 54kg | 13 (13) |
| Werribee 15-Mar-12 1100m SOFT 5 R5 CL1 $250 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.720, SP: $14 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 couldn't quicken enough to be a threat | J Cartwright 60, Cd 57kg | 7 (12) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 05-Mar-12 800m SOFT 5 R10 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:48.940 | African Heat 2.00L | 3 (8) |
| Bendigo 11-Sep-11 1600m SOFT 5 R7 SHOW 0-68 $2,100 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.670, SP: $4F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th | C Symons 58kg | 3 (15) |
| Sandown Hillside 24-Aug-11 1600m SOFT 5 R7 0-78 $2,542 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.210, SP: $2.50F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 | C Williams 53kg | 3 (12) |
| Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 14-Aug-11 1600m SOFT 6 R8 0-78 $5,650 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:40.210, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.870 | C Williams 53kg 3.75L | 2 (16) |
| Sandown Hillside 27-Jul-11 1300m GOOD 8 R8 3Y 0-68 $1,130 (of $30,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:24.020, SP: $4.20F In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.010 | G Boss 56kg | 4 (13) |
| Dowling Forest 14-Jul-11 1400m HEAVY 8 R3 3Y MDN-SW $8,775 (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: $2.50F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | D Dunn 57kg | 1 (12) |
| Dowling Forest 23-Jun-11 1400m HEAVY 8 R3 3Y MDN-SW $1,350 (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:32.140, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Hill 57kg | 3 (11) |
| Dowling Forest 05-Jun-11 1000m SOFT 5 R3 3Y MDN-SW $1,350 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.760, SP: $5.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Hill 57kg | 3 (9) |
| Bendigo 12-Sep-10 1000m SOFT 6 R4 3y mdn-sw $250 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.270, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th | J Maskiell 57kg 7.65L | 8 (13) |
| Geelong Synthetic 26-Aug-10 1000m SYNTHETIC R2 3Y MDN-SW $2,700 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.050, SP: $7 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.300 | 57kg 2.25L | 2 (4) |