Charcoals (AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

15-Oct-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Too Darn Hot

Dam

Aquila Solitaria

Prize Money

206310

Trainer

A & S Freedman

Owners

Anthony Freedman Racing, MyRacehorse No. 1, Musk Creek Farm P/L, M I Hansky, J D Cicero, F Pollio, N Lord, A F Agosta, J B Goulding, B G B, Mrs H Peer, G D Peer & Mrs E Lord

About

Charcoals is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by A & S Freedman, based at Mornington. He is by Too Darn Hot out of Aquila Solitaria. To date he has secured seven wins. On 26 Sep 2025 at Moonee Valley he earned his most important victory, winning the $130000 3yo+ Benchmark 84 Handicap. He has proved a lucrative horse for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 132% return on investment.

Raced At

Cranbourne • Moonee Valley • Sandown Lakeside • Caulfield • Ballarat • Seymour • Wangaratta • Echuca • Sandown Hillside

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Cranbourne 10-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 3 R7 3YO+ Open Hcp $5,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.820, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th	B Mertens 55kg 3.56L	4 (7)
Moonee Valley 26-Sep-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ BM 84 Hcp $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.150, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680	J Mott 57.5kg	1 (11)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 29-Aug-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 78 Hcp $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360	J Mott 59kg	1 (12)
Sandown Lakeside 03-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 BM 70 Hcp $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd	M Zahra 61kg	1 (6)
Caulfield 12-Jul-25 1100m SOFT 6 R2 Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.960, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740	D Stackhouse 59kg 2.30L	6 (12)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 23-Jun-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R6 BM 70 Hcp $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.430, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.740	D Stackhouse 59.5kg	1 (10)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 02-Jun-25 1100m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 64 Hcp $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.310, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.620	J Mott 60.5kg	1 (11)
Cranbourne 16-May-25 1000m GOOD 3 R5 BM 70 Hcp $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.730, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700	B Egan 58kg 3.60L	5 (7)
Ballarat 23-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 3 R7 BM 64 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.870, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180	B Egan 60.5kg 0.80L	3 (7)
Cranbourne-Trn 03-Feb-25 800m SOFT 6 R11 3UP-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:47.270	J Mott 1.40L	3 (9)
Seymour 16-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 BM 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.340, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960	B Egan 57.5kg	1 (6)
Wangaratta 08-Oct-24 1100m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.890, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200	J Mott 58kg	1 (8)
Echuca 21-Sep-24 1000m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:59.530, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820	L Riordan 57kg 2.00L	3 (13)
Cranbourne-Trn 26-Aug-24 800m SOFT 5 R13 MDN-CL2 TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:45.900	M Zahra 0 5.56L	8 (10)
Sandown Hillside 15-May-24 1000m SOFT 5 R1 Open Hcp $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.700, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.700	M Zahra 58kg 5.00L	5 (6)