Cielao Racehorse Profile

Cielao is a 5-year-old Mare, trained by Michael Hickmott, based at Wellington SA. With 14 career starts and 5 wins, it has earned $139,495.

Age: 5
Sex: Mare
Trainer: Michael Hickmott
Trained at: Wellington SA
Sire: Toronado
Dam: Ceylon
Sire of dam: Cape Blanco (IRE)
Owner: Minella Bloodstock (Mgr: M J Hickmott), Seymour Bloodstock (Mgr: D S Thomas), Northwood Equine (Mgr: M K Dawson), S F Emery, D A Lawn, M Wilkins, Mrs S Wilkins, Horses Head (Mgr: P E McEvoy), P J Hyland, Mrs T M Stevens & Avonmore Racing (Mgr: D Blackmore)
Career: 14:5-2-0
Prize money: $139,495
Last start: 3 Oct 2026
Recent form: 721x0101121x5008

Cielao Form Guide

Cielao — last 16 starts
Date	Track	Dist	Class	Going	Bar	Wgt	Jockey	Result	Margin	Time	SP	Winner / 2nd
15 Aug 2026	Morphettville Parks	1400m	RST72	H8	2	57kg	Todd Pannell	10 of 11	4L	1:27.65	16	Hot Strut
1 Aug 2026	Morphettville Parks	1400m	BM82	S6	2	51kg	Rose Hammond	10 of 10	5.9L	1:26.28	5.5	Miso
18 July 2026	Morphettville Parks	1250m	BM72	S7	2	58kg	Todd Pannell	5 of 7	6.9L	1:15.85	5	The Stalker
31 Jan 2026	Morphettville	1400m	BM72	G4	7	56kg	Todd Pannell	1 of 11	1.8L	1:24.71	4.6	Texan Windstorm
10 Jan 2026	Murray Bridge	1400m	BM66	G4	8	56kg	Caitlin Tootell	2 of 10	2.3L	1:25.01	2.7	Florey
13 Dec 2025	Gawler	1500m	RST64	G3	4	58kg	Jessica Tzaferis	1 of 11	0.1L	1:29.75	2.15	Mrs Penny Cracker
29 Nov 2025	Morphettville Parks	1400m	BM64	S5	2	58kg	Jessica Tzaferis	1 of 7	2.3L	1:23.89	4	Extinguish
22 Nov 2025	Morphettville	1200m	BM68	S7	4	57kg	Jessica Tzaferis	12 of 16	8.7L	1:11.98	26	Starlite Valley
24 Oct 2025	Gawler	1200m	RST64	S6	7	57kg	Jessica Tzaferis	1 of 12	1.3L	1:15.56	20	Wild Winner
4 Oct 2025	Morphettville	1200m	RST62	G4	2	59kg	Jessica Tzaferis	12 of 13	6.2L	1:09.91	26	Global Turn
18 Sept 2025	Murray Bridge	800m	Barrier Trial	G4	7	—	Jessica Tzaferis	2 of 8	0.8L	0:50.57	—	Stirrup Cup
7 May 2025	Oakbank	1400m	Mdn	G4	4	55.5kg	Jessica Tzaferis	1 of 12	0.3L	1:30.54	2.45	Foxy Frost
9 Apr 2025	Murray Bridge	1400m	Mdn	G4	1	55kg	Jessica Tzaferis	2 of 13	0.1L	1:23.89	5	Tosen Storm
4 Mar 2025	Morphettville Parks	1000m	Barrier Trial	G4	7	—	Jessica Tzaferis	4 of 5	3.6L	0:59.85	—	Deep Intuition
19 Feb 2025	Strathalbyn	1200m	Mdn	G4	2	55kg	Jessica Tzaferis	7 of 13	4.7L	1:12.34	6	Bouncing Beyond
28 Jan 2025	Strathalbyn	1000m	Barrier Trial	G4	7	—	Jessica Tzaferis	3 of 7	1.6L	1:03.27	—	Outdoor Cat

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
Condition	Starts	Record	Win %	Place %
This track	2	0-2-0	0%	100%
This distance	7	3-2-0	43%	71%
Good	7	3-2-0	43%	71%
Soft	6	2-0-0	33%	33%
Heavy	1	0-0-0	0%	0%
First-up	3	0-0-0	0%	0%
Second-up	3	1-1-0	33%	67%

1(1200), 3(1400), 1(1500)

Performance at each track raced
Track	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Mt Gambier	1	0	0	0%	0%
Strathalbyn	1	0	0	0%	0%
Warrnambool	1	0	0	0%	0%
Murray Bridge Gh	4	0	2	0%	50%
Oakbank	1	1	1	100%	100%
Morphettville	3	1	1	33%	33%
Gawler	3	2	2	67%	67%
Morphettville Parks	5	1	1	20%	20%
Murray Bridge	1	0	0	0%	0%

Performance with each jockey ridden
Jockey	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Jessica Tzaferis	10	4	5	40%	50%
Jamie Melham	1	0	0	0%	0%
—	2	0	0	0%	0%
Caitlin Tootell	2	0	1	0%	50%
Todd Pannell	4	1	1	25%	25%
Rose Hammond	1	0	0	0%	0%

Races won
Date	Race	Event	Dist	Jockey
31 Jan 2026	R3	Bonner's Buck's Day (Bm72)	1400m	Todd Pannell
13 Dec 2025	R9	Bronwen Darrall Memorial Hcp (64)	1500m	Jessica Tzaferis
29 Nov 2025	R1	Sportsbet Green Tick (Bm64)	1400m	Jessica Tzaferis
24 Oct 2025	R8	Coopers Brewery Hcp (64)	1200m	Jessica Tzaferis
7 May 2025	R1	Duttons Mdn Plate	1400m	Jessica Tzaferis