Hot Air Ballon (AUS)
Hot Air Ballon is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Jun 2026, both at Sha Tin over 6f to 7f on turf. He finished 5 of 14 in the Tailorbird Handicap at Sha Tin in Sep 2026, racing off an official rating of 48. The son of Headwater out of a Wanted mare has shown no placed form to date and last ran off an official rating of 48.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
- 52Highest OR
- 98dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 21 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +20.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −4.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −4.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 27 Sep 26+98d | Sha Tin (HK) | Tailorbird Handicap | 5/14 | ¾ | 8-12 | 48 | Brenton Avdulla | — |
| 21 Jun 26 | Sha Tin (HK) | Diamond Handicap (Course A) (Turf) | 10/14 | nk | 9-1 | 52 | Brenton Avdulla | 54/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hot Air Ballon won?
- Hot Air Ballon (AUS) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Hot Air Ballon?
- Hot Air Ballon (AUS) is trained by Douglas Whyte, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 September 2026.
- Who is Hot Air Ballon's sire?
- Hot Air Ballon (AUS) is by Headwater (AUS) out of Money Wanted (AUS), whose sire is Wanted.
- What is Hot Air Ballon's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 27 September 2026. The highest on record is 52.
- What is Hot Air Ballon's sire's record?
- Headwater (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 21 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.