Backhander (AUS) Horse
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Backhander, a four-year-old chestnut mare bred in Australia by Graff out of Clever Dolly, is trained by Annabel & Rob Archibald and owned by G H Brown, Mrs D W Brown, S A Shann and others. In 13 career starts she has secured three victories and placed three times in second position, accumulating $62,181 in earnings. Her most recent start came at Dubbo on 27 September 2026, where she finished 1st out of a field of 10.
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Ipswich • Dubbo • Muswellbrook • Mudgee • Gunnedah • Scone • Tamworth • Armidale • Bathurst • GosfordRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 30-Oct-26 2190m SOFT 6 R2 GREAT NORTHERN Class 3 Handicap Barrier 9, SP: 5.50 | B.E.Thompson 60 4.03L | 5 (9) |
| Dubbo 27-Sep-26 2200m GOOD 4 R5 BM58 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:18.380, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900 1st Backhander ( H V D Hoven 57.5 ) 2nd Farraige ( R Jones 59 ) 1.18L 3rd Questionable ( K Nestor 57.5 ) 3.35L See full results | H V D Hoven 57.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Muswellbrook 08-Sep-26 1750m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.250, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Gemtiki ( A Bullock 58 ) 2nd Backhander ( H V D Hoven 57.5 ) 2.22L 3rd Astrogazer ( J Ford 59 ) 2.30L See full results | H V D Hoven 57.5kg 2.22L | 2 (10) |
| Mudgee 30-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 7 R5 BM58 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.790, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.550 1st Showmara ( J G Stiff 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Sunday ( J Pracey-holmes 59 ) 1.59L 3rd Miss Karis ( D Dillon 57 ) 2.00L 4th Backhander ( A Farragher 57.5 ) 4.92L See full results | A Farragher 57.5kg 4.92L | 4 (10) |
| Gunnedah 14-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 6 R5 F&M BM58 $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.990, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.970 1st Backhander ( H V D Hoven 57.5 ) 2nd Time To Commit ( D Dillon 58 ) 0.37L 3rd Josephine ( A Bullock 60.5 ) 0.59L See full results | H V D Hoven 57.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Scone 31-Jul-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.970, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.560 1st Yes To Infinity ( A Bullock 60 ) 2nd Nevermista ( O Dalton 62 , Cd 60 ) 1.32L 3rd Oakfield Missouri ( M Weir 60.5 ) 3.05L 7th Backhander ( A Collett 55.5 ) 6.19L See full results | A Collett 55.5kg 6.19L | 7 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 15-Jul-26 900m SOFT 5 R3 OPEN-BT | H Van Der Hoven 3.68L | 7 (8) |
| Scone 01-Jul-26 800m HEAVY 8 R11 OPEN-BT | D Dillon 4.62L | 7 (8) |
| Tamworth 04-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $12,000) Barrier 2, SP: 1.16 | C Hillier 55.5kg 3.92L | 1 (3) |
| Muswellbrook 02-Nov-25 1280m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 11, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | R Jones 55.5kg 6.62L | 8 (11) |
| Armidale 14-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 1.65 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | O Dalton 53kg 0.33L | 2 (5) |
| Scone 26-Sep-25 1100m GOOD 4 R4 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 4th | A Collett 55kg 4.06L | 6 (13) |
| Bathurst 14-Sep-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW (of $50,000) Barrier 1, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | O Dalton 53kg 4.58L | 5 (6) |
| Tamworth 29-Aug-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | O Dalton 53kg 1.11L | 2 (9) |
| Gosford 18-Aug-25 800m HEAVY 8 R12 3YF MDN-BT | M Fitzgerald 0.48L | 3 (7) |
| Scone 17-May-25 1100m SOFT 6 R3 WOODLANDS (of $200,000) Barrier 13, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 15th, 400m 16th | W Costin 54.5kg 6.21L | 9 (16) |