Irish Handcuffs (AUS) Horse
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Irish Handcuffs is a 3yo grey-bay gelding from Australia trained by Jay Bellamy. His sire is Rothesay and his dam is Star Tress. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless after four starts. In his latest race at the Gold Coast on 27 Jun 2026, ridden by Scott Sheargold, he finished fourth behind winner Bon Riviere.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 27-Jun-26 1800m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $1,600 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.110, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st Bon Riviere ( N Fazackerley 58 ) 2nd Five Of Us ( D Turner 56 ) 1.72L 3rd Show'em Who's King ( D Peisley 58 ) 2.00L 4th Irish Handcuffs ( S Sheargold 58 ) 5.50L See full results | S Sheargold 58kg 5.50L | 4 (7) |
| Gold Coast 06-Jun-26 1800m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:50.730, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970 1st Tesstify Trio ( C B Bennett 56 ) 2nd Paradise As Usual ( B Ainsworth 56.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Irish Handcuffs ( S Sheargold 58.5 ) 2.67L See full results | S Sheargold 58.5kg 2.67L | 3 (12) |
| Toowoomba 09-May-26 1625m GOOD 4 R7 MDN-SW $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.430, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.460 1st Bambino Di Vino ( N Tomizawa 56.5 ) 2nd Jakebrake ( K Yoshida 58 ) 0.61L 3rd Flirting With Fire ( F T Larson 56.5 ) 0.65L 8th Irish Handcuffs ( S Sheargold 58 ) 4.42L See full results | S Sheargold 58kg 4.42L | 8 (11) |
| Beaudesert 25-Apr-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 3Y MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.190, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.970 1st Hideout ( J J Lloyd 58 ) 2nd Mildura Lad ( B Ainsworth 56 ) 1.23L 3rd Los Alamitos ( M J C Murphy 60 ) 1.95L 6th Irish Handcuffs ( S Sheargold 60 ) 3.31L See full results | S Sheargold 60 3.31L | 6 (11) |
| Beaudesert 09-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 OPEN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Diamond Epic ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Hollywood Epic ( J W Mcmurray ) 2.69L 3rd Galano ( A J Mallyon ) 4.56L 5th Irish Handcuffs ( S Sheargold ) 6.37L | S Sheargold 6.37L | 5 (7) |