Hot Chestnut (AUS) Horse
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About
Hot Chestnut, a five-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Australia, is by Churchill out of Nicconi Lass. He races under the guidance of Tom Ollerton and is owned by Mrs J C Ollerton. After 23 starts he still has not recorded a win, second or third, having earned $20,275 in prize money. His most recent run came at Scone on 11 November 2026, where he finished 4th out of 9 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scone 11-Nov-26 900m GOOD 4 R4 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | C Reith 59kg 4.53L | 4 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 01-Nov-26 1280m SOFT 6 R2 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 9, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | J Stiff 57.5kg 9.43L | 8 (11) |
| Muswellbrook 19-Oct-26 900m SOFT 5 R2 MDN $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:51.460, SP: 13.00 In-running: 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.780 1st Pure Motive ( M Bell 57 ) 2nd Simply Sonnet ( A Gibbons 55 ) 3.73L 3rd Suns Out Girls Out ( S Lisnyy 55 ) 3.77L 6th Hot Chestnut ( I Neale 55 ) 6.04L See full results | I Neale 55kg 6.04L | 6 (7) |
| Tamworth 01-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.490, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.330 1st Gay Tarantella ( J Pracey-holmes 55.5 ) 2nd Little Duke ( J Duggan 59 ) 0.31L 3rd Suvathi ( B A Cray 55.5 ) 2.96L 6th Hot Chestnut ( M Weir 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 4.23L See full results | M Weir 55.5kg, Cd 56kg 4.23L | 6 (8) |
| 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 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | S Llewellyn 59kg 6.93L | 6 (8) |
| Tamworth 07-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 1st | S Llewellyn 59kg 3.75L | 7 (10) |
| Muswellbrook 27-Jul-25 1280m HEAVY 8 R1 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Van Overmeire 55kg 3.61L | 5 (7) |
| Tamworth 18-Jul-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | D Dillon 59kg 2.8L | 4 (8) |
| Muswellbrook 08-Jul-25 1280m SOFT 7 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 9, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | L Small 57kg 3.65L | 6 (9) |
| Scone 23-Jun-25 900m SOFT 5 R2 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 21.00 In-running: 400m 1st | S Llewellyn 55kg 3.21L | 4 (10) |
| Scone 10-Jun-25 1000m SOFT 7 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | A Bullock 59kg 18.04L | 7 (7) |
| Scone 19-Nov-24 1000m SOFT 7 R1 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | J Duggan 55kg 6.89L | 7 (8) |
| Muswellbrook 05-Nov-24 1280m GOOD 4 R3 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | M Weir 55.5kg 3.03L | 5 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 21-Oct-24 1280m SOFT 5 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | J Van Overmeire 56.5kg 2.91L | 6 (14) |