Too Hot To Handle (AUS) Horse
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Too Hot To Handle is a 2yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Gary Portelli at Warwick Farm. His sire is Too Darn Hot and his dam is Dragon's Kiss. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in three starts. In his latest start at Wagga on 1 May 2026, jockey Regan Bayliss rode him to an 8th-place finish behind the winner Global Goal.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wagga 01-May-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 ING CHALL $3,500 (of $200,000) 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 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 $2,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.160, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.320 1st St Gotthard ( J B Mcdonald 58 ) 2nd Peyton ( Z T Lloyd 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Nations League ( T Clark 58 ) 2.35L 5th Too Hot To Handle ( R Bayliss 58 ) 3.37L See full results | R Bayliss 58kg 3.37L | 5 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 30-Mar-26 818m SOFT 6 R9 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.490 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 1st Barracks ( T Berry ) 2nd Whitehall ( J B Mcdonald ) 1.97L 3rd Sin City Magic ( R King ) 2.09L 5th Too Hot To Handle ( A Calder ) 3.70L | A Calder 3.70L | 5 (8) |
| Gosford 14-Mar-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 2Y MDN-SW $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.770, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Don't Look Back ( S S Llewellyn 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Pomelo Chamomile ( W Stanley 55 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.04L 3rd Don Valiente ( R Hutchings 57 ) 1.30L 5th Too Hot To Handle ( M Weir 57 ) 3.10L See full results | M Weir 57kg 3.10L | 5 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 02-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.110 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Col Du Tourmalet ( T Sherry ) 2nd Stand My Ground ( T J Schiller ) 1.03L 3rd Optimal Moments ( A R D Morgan ) 3.75L 7th Too Hot To Handle ( A Mclucas ) 7.88L | A Mclucas 7.88L | 7 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 16-Feb-26 792m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.780 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690 1st Baylie's Folly ( A R D Morgan ) 2nd Leonessa ( J B Mcdonald ) 0.70L 3rd Shade ( D Gibbons ) 0.97L 5th Too Hot To Handle ( A Mclucas ) 4.88L | A Mclucas 4.88L | 5 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Oct-25 815m GOOD 4 R10 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270 1st Courthezon ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Plagiarism ( R Bayliss ) 1.68L 3rd Lord Elrond ( J B Mcdonald ) 1.86L 4th Too Hot To Handle ( N Rawiller ) 2.77L | N Rawiller 2.77L | 4 (5) |
| Randwick 26-Sep-25 745m GOOD 4 R9 2Y-BT Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:45.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090 1st Doubella ( J Collett ) 2nd Audit ( T J Schiller ) 1.92L 3rd Apostle ( T Berry ) 1.95L 4th Too Hot To Handle ( R King ) 4.52L | R King 4.52L | 4 (4) |