So Darn Hot (2022) Horse
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So Darn Hot is a four-year-old bay gelding sired by Too Darn Hot and out of La Dorotea. Currently he is under the care of trainer K P De Foy and is owned by Booth, Steed & Bengough. Out of 19 career starts he has secured four victories, placed second on two occasions and third on four occasions, accumulating $172,702 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Haydock on 26 September 2026, where he finished 11th out of 14 runners. The latest win was recorded at Windsor on 2 June 2025.
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Doncaster • Haydock • Salisbury • Southwell • Kempton • Wolverhampton • Windsor • Newmarket • Lingfield • YarmouthRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 07-Nov-26 1209m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R7 Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap, SP: 13.00 | D Egan 1.25L | 12 (22) |
| Haydock 26-Sep-26 1207m SOFT R4 CL3 Hcp (of $34,332) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.400, SP: 8.50 1st Black Star Boy ( K Shoemark 136 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Rousing Encore ( J P Sullivan 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Angel Gabriel ( H Crouch 131 ) 1.65L 11th So Darn Hot ( G Downing 140 ) 13.40L See full results | G Downing 63.5kg 13.40L | 11 (14) |
| Salisbury 12-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R2 CL3 Hcp $3,522 (of $15,028) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.630, SP: 2.63 1st Supreme King ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Dandana ( D Probert 135 ) 1.25L 3rd So Darn Hot ( K Shoemark 140 ) 1.55L See full results | K Shoemark 63.5kg 1.55L | 3 (7) |
| Ascot 10-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp (of $31,272) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.700, SP: 6.50 1st Amazing Journey ( W Carver 128 ) 2nd Fast Track Harry ( J Nicholls 142 ) 2.25L 3rd Bolo Neighs ( H Vigors 141 ) 0.30L 5th So Darn Hot ( K Shoemark 139 ) 4.00L See full results | K Shoemark 63kg 4.00L | 5 (13) |
| Ascot 18-Jun-26 1408m FIRM R7 CL2 Hcp (of $117,440) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.440, SP: 51.00 1st Mezcala ( T Marquand 127 ) 2nd Elarak ( B Loughnane 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Great Acclaim ( C Bishop 133 ) 0.30L 28th So Darn Hot ( A Lewis 127 , Cd 122 ) 16.75L See full results | A Lewis 57.6kg, Cd 55.3kg 16.75L | 28 (29) |
| Ascot 09-May-26 1408m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp (of $96,978) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:24.810, SP: 29.00 1st The Wizard Of Eye ( N Callan 134 ) 2nd Great Acclaim ( C Bishop 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Tribal Chief ( B Loughnane 128 ) 0.75L 7th So Darn Hot ( K Shoemark 130 ) 4.50L See full results | K Shoemark 59kg 4.50L | 7 (29) |
| Newcastle 03-Apr-26 1207m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no extra final furlong | Ashley Lewis 58.1kg Neck | 6 (14) |
| Southwell 01-Jan-26 1222m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 16/1 Midfield, pushed along passing halfway, outpaced from 2f out, soon weakened inside final furlong | Oisin Murphy 60.3kg 1/2 length | 12 (13) |
| Kempton 17-Dec-25 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL2 Flat, SP: 10/3 Took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on entering final furlong, no extra near finish | K Shoemark 61.2kg 1/2 length | 5 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 25-Nov-25 1441m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 16/1 Midfield in touch, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, soon lost second, held on for third | K Shoemark 60.8kg 2l | 3 (7) |
| Windsor 02-Jun-25 1218m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 4/1 Went left start, held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, angled out over 2f out, headway soon after, led over 1f out, ran on strongly | J Mitchell 61.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Newmarket 03-May-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner | Billy Loughnane 59.4kg Neck | 3 (12) |
| Newcastle 18-Apr-25 1207m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 5/1 Handy, denied clear run and lost position from well over 1f out, shuffled further back under 1f out, never a chance to challenge | Warren Fentiman 61.2kg 1 length | 13 (14) |
| Lingfield 28-Feb-25 1208m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, led and hung left over 1f out, quickened clear, ran on | J Mitchell 58.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Newcastle 17-Jan-25 1207m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 9/1 Held up in rear, GOOD headway near side rail to lead over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong | Warren Fentiman 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Newcastle 23-Nov-24 1006m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 8/13 Prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | J Mitchell 61.2kg Neck | 2 (6) |
| Doncaster 09-Nov-24 1209m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 13/8 Prominent, led over 1f out, pushed along when faced challenge final furlong, ran on and always doing enough towards finish | Benoit D L Sayette 60.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Yarmouth 22-Oct-24 1044m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 7/4 Prominent, chased leaders from halfway, ridden to make headway inside 2f out, ran on well to go second final 110 yards, kept on but always held by winner towards finish | Benoit D L Sayette 59kg 3/4 length | 2 (8) |
| Kempton 02-Oct-24 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 50/1 Took keen hold, slowly away, held up in midfield, headway between horses approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, no danger | Benoit D L Sayette 59kg Neck | 3 (11) |
| Salisbury 16-Jun-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 12/1 Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Ross Coakley 60.3kg 2 1/4l | 7 (8) |