Too Hot To Handle (AUS) Horse
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Too Hot To Handle is a three-year-old bay or brown gelding bred in Australia, by Too Darn Hot out of Dragon'S Kiss. He races under the guidance of Gary Portelli and is owned by G Portelli, R B Thornton, P J Green and others. From five starts he has secured a single win, earning $28,125 in prize money. His most recent start came at Orange on 19 October 2026, finishing 1st of 5.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Orange 19-Oct-26 1300m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.260, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Too Hot To Handle ( W Costin 56.5 ) 2nd Three Wishes ( L Day 57 ) 0.32L 3rd Invasion ( P Boudvillain 56.5 ) 1.23L See full results | W Costin 56.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Goulburn 06-Oct-26 1100m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:06.240, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.190 1st Low Down ( B Nock 55 ) 2nd Romancastle ( L Day 57 ) 0.59L 3rd Soviet Storm ( A Adkins 59 ) 0.99L 4th Too Hot To Handle ( M Fitzgerald 56.5 ) 2.68L See full results | M Fitzgerald 56.5kg 2.68L | 4 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 15-Sep-26 819m GOOD 4 R7 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.080 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820 1st Lions Eyes ( M Fitzgerald ) 2nd Too Hot To Handle ( R Freeman ) 0.26L 3rd Hit The Runway ( A Farragher ) 0.85L | R Freeman 0.26L | 2 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Sep-26 792m GOOD 4 R11 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.430 1st Zuras ( A Farragher ) 2nd Hardtejina ( J Collett ) 0.10L 3rd Blue Meteor ( R King ) 1.14L 8th Too Hot To Handle ( R Bayliss ) 8.64L | R Bayliss 8.64L | 8 (9) |
| Wagga 01-May-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 ING CHALL $3,500 (of $204,900) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.940, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.930 1st Global Goal ( D Gibbons 54.5 ) 2nd Friendly Fire ( A B Collett 56.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Portland Miss ( C Schofield 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 3.82L 8th Too Hot To Handle ( R Bayliss 56.5 ) 10.27L See full results | R Bayliss 56.5kg 10.27L | 8 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 15-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2YCG MDN (of $60,000) Barrier 2, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | R Bayliss 58kg 3.37L | 5 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 30-Mar-26 818m SOFT 6 R9 2YC&G-BT | A Calder 3.7L | 5 (8) |
| Gosford 14-Mar-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 2Y MDN-SW (of $42,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th | M Weir 57kg 3.1L | 5 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 02-Mar-26 1206m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-BT | A Mc Lucas 7.88L | 7 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 16-Feb-26 792m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-BT | A Mc Lucas 4.88L | 5 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Oct-25 815m GOOD 4 R10 2YC&G-BT | N Rawiller 2.77L | 4 (5) |
| Royal Randwick 26-Sep-25 745m GOOD 4 R9 2Y-BT | R King 4.52L | 4 (4) |