Hot Air Ballon (AUS) Horse
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Hot Air Ballon is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Douglas Whyte, who is based at Hong Kong. He is sired by the stallion Headwater out of the dam Money Wanted. Hot Air Ballon is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 4 attempts. During his most recent race at Sha Tin on 12th Jul 2026, Hot Air Ballon was ridden by Brenton Avdulla and finished 4th, behind the winner Grand Patch.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 12-Jul-26 1400m FIRM R3 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:21.800, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Grand Patch ( V Ho 57.5 ) 2nd Ka Ying Glory ( M Poon 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Voyage Boss ( N Yuen 56 , Cd 51.5 ) 0.30L 4th Hot Air Ballon ( B Avdulla 57.5 ) 0.50L See full results | B Avdulla 57.5kg 0.50L | 4 (14) |
| Sha Tin 21-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.940, SP: 6.40 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.950 1st Absolute Heart ( K C Leung 61 ) 2nd Oldtown ( Z Purton 59.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Master Phoenix ( J Chau 56 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.00L 10th Hot Air Ballon ( B Avdulla 57.5 ) 6.80L See full results | B Avdulla 57.5kg 6.80L | 10 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 29-May-26 1200m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Cava Pioneer ( M F Poon ) 2nd Mega Mastermind ( M L Yeung ) 0.20L 3rd Hot Air Ballon ( B Avdulla ) | B Avdulla | 3 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 11-May-26 800m R6 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:21.800 1st Double Alpha ( M F Poon ) 2nd Prime Winister ( L Hewitson ) 3.80L 3rd Hot Air Ballon ( B Avdulla ) | B Avdulla | 3 (6) |
| Sha Tin 14-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp $40,950 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:08.360, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 1st Jubilant Winner ( A Atzeni 56 ) 2nd Von Baer ( K C Leung 56.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Decision Link ( K D Melo 59.5 ) 2.80L 5th Hot Air Ballon ( H Bowman 59.5 ) 3.80L See full results | H Bowman 59.5kg 3.80L | 5 (14) |