Handstands
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Handstands is a 6yo br from Ireland trained by B Pauling, Naunton. It is sired by the stallion Getaway out of the dam Wattle Bridge. Handstands has won 7 races in its career so far. On 1st Feb 2025 at Sandown, Handstands achieved its most notable victory in the $56950 Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (grade 1). It has been a lucrative horse for bettors. If you had backed Handstands throughout its career you'd have gained a 90% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 04-Apr-25 m R1 CL1 NvCh (of $118,044), Winning Time: 06:18.110, SP: 11/4 | B Jones 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Sandown 01-Feb-25 4032m HEAVY R4 NvCh $56,950 (of $56,950), Winning Time: 08:43.010, SP: 10/3 Led, ridden and headed narrowly after 2 out, battled on, rallied to regain lead over 110 yards out on run-in, kept on well, just prevailed | B Jones 73kg | 1 (4) |
| Ffos Las 11-Jan-25 3898m SOFT R3 NvCh $22,780 (of $26,790), Winning Time: 5:18.000, SP: evens Led until after 1st, tracked leader, big jump 3rd, led after 9th, hit 4 out, clear before last, stayed on well | B Jones 73.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Sandown 06-Dec-24 4861m SOFT R4 NvCh $37,018 (of $37,018), Winning Time: 6:32.800, SP: 5/2 Disputed lead, led clearly 18th, going well and increased tempo from 3 out, clear last, ran on well flat, comfortably | B Jones 71.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Wincanton 09-Nov-24 4055m GOOD R4 NvCh (of $44,580), Winning Time: 04:52.270, SP: 7/4 Held up in rear, ridden and chased leaders before 3 out where not fluent and fell | B Jones 71.7kg, Cd 0 | UPD (5) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-24 4224m SOFT R1 NvH $1,796 (of $75,964), Winning Time: 05:22.960, SP: 20/1 Raced on outside, prominent early, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened after 2 out, tailed off | H Cobden 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 6 (7) |
| Huntingdon 09-Feb-24 3947m SOFT R4 NvH $17,085 (of $17,085), Winning Time: 5:11.300, SP: 9/4 Raced in 3rd, headway to lead narrowly 3 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden and edged left run-in, kept on well | H Cobden 72.1kg | 1 (4) |
| Newcastle 06-Jan-24 4080m SOFT R5 NvH $4,193 (of $4,193), Winning Time: 5:19.800, SP: 2/7 Chased leader, led before 4 out, drawing clear when not fluent last, easily | B Jones 73kg | 1 (10) |
| Hereford 16-Dec-23 3956m GOOD R2 NvH $4,357 (of $4,357), Winning Time: 04:48.360, SP: 13/8 Handy, went 2nd 3 out, led home turn and pushed along, soon cleared away, jumped right last, readily | B Jones 69.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Moira 28-Oct-23 4828m HEAVY Md (of $59,010), SP: evens Ld/disp, ld from 6th, 2nd 6out, ld bef 2out & nt fluent 2out, jnd brfly aftr 2out, ld agn & qcknd 3l clr bef last, ko | D G Lavery 74.8kg | 1 (8) |