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So Darn Hot: horse profile, stats, records and next races

So Darn Hot is a 4-year-old gelding by Too Darn Hot, trained by Ed Walker. He has won 4 of 18 starts and placed in 6 more, for £86,577 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 4 wins from 13 is a 31% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:45 at Yarmouth on 17 September. His best performance rating is 103, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 18
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 22%
  • Prize money £86,577
  • Best rating 103
  • Official rating 90

Where So Darn Hot runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:45 Yarmouth Boodles Handicap Stakes —

So Darn Hot form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
12 Aug 26 Salisbury Frazier Jones Wine Merchants Handicap Stakes Class 3 6f Good To Firm 3 1.5 13/8F Kieran Shoemark 90
10 Jul 26 Ascot Savills Handicap Stakes Class 3 6f Good To Firm 5 4 11/2 Kieran Shoemark 92
18 Jun 26 Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 7f Good To Firm 28 16.25 50/1 Ashley Lewis 94
9 May 26 Ascot Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 7f Good 7 4.5 28/1 Kieran Shoemark 95
3 Apr 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite All-Weather Sprint Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 6 7 40/1 Ashley Lewis 97
1 Jan 26 Southwell (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 12 5.75 16/1 Oisin Murphy 99
17 Dec 25 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Class 2 6f Standard To Slow 5 2.5 10/3F Kieran Shoemark 100
25 Nov 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 2 7f Standard 3 2.75 16/1 Kieran Shoemark 100
2 Jun 25 Windsor Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 1 — 4/1 Jack Mitchell 93
3 May 25 Newmarket TrustATrader Handicap Class 2 6f Good 3 3.5 8/1 Billy Loughnane 93
18 Apr 25 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 13 5.75 5/1 Warren Fentiman 93
28 Feb 25 Lingfield (AW) BetMGM AWC 3 Year Old Trial Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 1 — 7/2 Jack Mitchell 87
17 Jan 25 Newcastle (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 1 — 9/1 Warren Fentiman 82
23 Nov 24 Newcastle (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM Nursery Class 4 5f Standard 2 .25 8/13F Jack Mitchell 81
9 Nov 24 Doncaster LiveScore Bet Cock O'The North EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Soft 1 — 13/8 Benoit De La Sayette 79
22 Oct 24 Yarmouth British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Soft 2 .75 7/4F Benoit De La Sayette –
2 Oct 24 Kempton (AW) Polytrack/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 3 2 50/1 Benoit De La Sayette –
16 Jun 24 Salisbury Byerley Stud Peter & Virginia Walwyn Memorial British Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 6f Good To Firm 7 7.5 12/1 Ross Coakley –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Frazier Jones Wine Merchants Handicap Stakes at Salisbury on 12 August 2026. Held handy in the early stages - driven with two furlongs left and kept on without finding enough gas to get involved - finished third.

So Darn Hot by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 13 4 31% —
7f 3 0 0% —
5f 2 0 0% —

So Darn Hot by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 7 2 29% —
Good To Firm 5 1 20% —
Good 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —
Soft 2 1 50% —

So Darn Hot by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle (AW) 4 1 25% —
Ascot 3 0 0% —
Salisbury 2 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Windsor 1 1 100% —
Newmarket 1 0 0% —
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% —
Doncaster 1 1 100% —

So Darn Hot breeding

  • Sire Too Darn Hot (GB)
  • Dam La Dorotea (IRE)
  • Damsire Lope De Vega (IRE)
  • Breeder Deerfield Farm
  • Foaled 6 February 2022

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