Handfast
(AUS)About
Handfast is a 12yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Richard Litt. He is sired by the stallion Street Cry out of the dam Lobola. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $436,225, Handfast is considered a racehorse with above-average ability. On 9th Apr 2016 at Royal Randwick, Handfast, ridden by James McDonald, achieved his most notable victory in the $150000 South Pacific Classic, defeating Santa Ana Lane. Handfast has retired from racing, with his final race on 14th Feb 2020 at Canterbury Park.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Park 14-Feb-20 1250m SOFT 7 R7 Estar-bm76 $1,750 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.760, SP: $26 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | K O'hara 55.5kg 6.20L | 8 (12) |
| Canterbury Park 31-Jan-20 1250m GOOD 4 R7 5y+ bm70 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.550, SP: $14 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.630 caught wide mid field, went fwd 800m, gone turn | T Marquand 59kg 3.20L | 8 (10) |
| Canterbury Park 17-Jan-20 1250m SOFT 7 R8 Bm70 $3,400 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.160, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 5L back, under pressure 200m, battled home only | C Graham 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 4.50L | 4 (6) |
| Canterbury Park 03-Jan-20 1250m GOOD 4 R5 Estar-bm74 $3,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.560, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 | C Graham 57.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 7.70L | 5 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 29-Nov-19 1250m GOOD 4 R7 5y+ bm76 $38,750 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.550, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 drove to lead 650m, 2L gap turn, never in danger | C Graham 54kg, Cd 51kg | 1 (9) |
| Hawkesbury 13-Nov-19 1300m GOOD 4 R7 Bm64 $3,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.440, SP: $17 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140 Midfield rail, boxed on well for 3rd good run | S Guymer 60 5.27L | 3 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 16-Oct-19 1300m GOOD 4 R8 Cg&e bm76 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.000, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 2nd last, widest on turn, picked up tired couple | S Guymer 55kg 7.40L | 9 (12) |
| Bathurst 29-Sep-19 1300m GOOD 4 R8 Panorama $2,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:16.080, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | S Guymer 61kg 3.29L | 4 (14) |
| Warwick Farm 24-Sep-19 1200m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670 | T Sherry 5.20L | 7 (9) |
| Wagga 29-Aug-19 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Ian reid bm79 $16,740 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.880, SP: $3.10 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.200 | S Guymer 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Muswellbrook 04-Aug-19 1280m SOFT 5 R6 Bengalla bm84 $16,500 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.840, SP: $3.80F In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 | S Guymer 54.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 17-Jul-19 1200m SOFT 6 R7 Bm70 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 hustled to lead, good tempo, headed 300m, faded | K O'hara 57kg 6.10L | 8 (11) |
| Canterbury Park 03-Jul-19 1250m SOFT 7 R5 Bm70 $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.810, SP: $5.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 led, built gap to 5L by turn, tired, grabbed late | K O'hara 57kg 0.70L | 3 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 08-Jun-19 1200m HEAVY 8 R6 Cg&e bm78 $3,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.850, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 stalked leader, levelled up 400m, peaked 200m | B Ryan 53kg, Cd 50 3.80L | 8 (10) |
| Canterbury Park 08-May-19 1250m GOOD 4 R6 Bm74 $2,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:14.010, SP: $15 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 2L back, wide no cover, had no dash from turn | J Ford 58kg 7.80L | 5 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 27-Apr-19 1300m GOOD 3 R9 Bm78 $4,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.110, SP: $21 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.000 Box-seated 4th, every chance | J Ford 55.5kg 4.72L | 6 (13) |
| Gosford 10-Apr-19 1200m SOFT 5 R7 Bm84 $8,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.340, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 Midfield cover, launched last 150m, missed | J Ford 53.5kg 0.70L | 2 (10) |
| Hawkesbury 20-Mar-19 1300m HEAVY 9 R6 Bm76 $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.580, SP: $18 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 led nice tempo, out by 5L, grabbed 75m | S Clipperton 57.5kg 1.84L | 3 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 15-Mar-19 1200m HEAVY 8 R6 Lillye $2,250 (of $85,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.110, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.070 | S Clipperton 54kg 4.20L | 6 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 22-Feb-19 1200m SOFT 7 R7 Bm74 final $4,650 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.210, SP: $12 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 7L back, hooked widest 250m, made good ground | S Weatherley 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 2.80L | 4 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 02-Feb-19 1400m SOFT 7 R5 Bm78 $3,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.810, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 sat 2L off leader, under pressure 350m, tired | T Marquand 58kg 6.30L | 10 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-Jan-19 1350m GOOD 4 R6 Bm78 $6,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.660, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.230 back 6l, under riding 500m, kept giving straight | T Marquand 58.5kg 2.80L | 4 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 04-Jan-19 1250m GOOD 4 R7 Estar-bm74 $8,150 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.789, SP: $5 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 back 3l rail, got out 200, surged in a blanket | S Weatherley 61.5kg, Cd 60 0.30L | 3 (10) |
| Kensington 21-Dec-18 1150m SOFT 5 R6 Bm76 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.970, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 back 8l, wide turn, just boxed evenly | S Weatherley 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 4.40L | 7 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 30-Nov-18 1100m SOFT 5 R7 5y+ bm76 $8,150 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.740, SP: $12 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 Settled back 3-wide w/cover, let down nicely | S Weatherley 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 1.80L | 3 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 09-Nov-18 800m SOFT 6 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.950 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 | J Parr 4.20L | 8 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 04-Aug-18 1400m GOOD 3 R8 Bm82 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:22.660, SP: $51 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410 Pulled early, caught 4 wide n/c, forgive run. | M Weir 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 7.20L | 12 (15) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Jul-18 1400m GOOD 4 R9 Cg&e bm82 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.230, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.430 | A Bullock 60 2.60L | 7 (16) |
| Royal Randwick 07-Jul-18 1300m SOFT 7 R8 Bm84 $8,900 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:20.580, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.870 Raced midfield and found the line nicely | A Hyeronimus 59kg 2.30L | 3 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 23-Jun-18 1200m HEAVY 9 R7 Winterdash $4,450 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.330, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 Slowly away and did best work late down outside | Q Krogh 53kg, Cd 50 4.10L | 4 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Jun-18 1200m HEAVY 9 R9 Bm85 $4,450 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.020, SP: $19 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 Drifted back and made some good late ground | L Magorrian 59kg, Cd 57kg 3.40L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-May-18 1200m GOOD 4 R9 Bm89 (of $100,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:11.700, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 Raced wide and felt the pinch after tough run | A Hyeronimus 58kg 6.60L | 13 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Apr-18 1200m GOOD 3 R2 Bm85 $4,450 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.700, SP: $12 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.400 Pushed forward to lead and fought on gamely late | A Hyeronimus 60 4.00L | 4 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 09-Apr-18 807m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.700 | A Hyeronimus | 1 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Nov-17 1400m GOOD 3 R6 Bm90 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.480, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 back 4l wide, over racing, bumped but drifing back | T Angland 58.5kg 7.90L | 12 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Nov-17 1200m GOOD 3 R8 Bm92 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: $19 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.690 Near back and boxed on well late | J Ford 57.5kg 3.80L | 6 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 24-Oct-17 1200m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 | B Avdulla 2.50L | 2 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 09-Oct-17 807m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.100 | G Schofield 8.10L | 6 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 25-Sep-17 735m GOOD 4 R12 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.500 | B Avdulla 2.10L | 5 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 01-Jul-17 1400m SOFT 5 R7 LR Glasshouse $3,500 (of $175,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.610, SP: $16 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 7L back, held up 400m - 200m, worked home OK | J Orman 54kg 2.20L | 5 (13) |
| Ipswich 17-Jun-17 1350m SOFT 7 R8 LR Eye liner (of $175,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:21.500, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 16th, 800m 16th, 400m 16th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.810 | R Fradd 54kg 3.20L | 10 (16) |
| Doomben 03-Jun-17 1200m GOOD 4 R6 G2 Moreton cup (of $175,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.190, SP: $26 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.450 2nd last, saved ground 500m - 300m, steadied 150m | R Fradd 53kg 4.50L | 9 (13) |
| Doomben 20-May-17 1350m HEAVY 9 R8 G3 Brc sprint $5,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.460, SP: $21 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 6L back, got home OK out wide but only held ground | B Avdulla 56.5kg 5.70L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-May-17 900m GOOD 4 R5 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:54.300 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 | B Avdulla 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Mar-17 1400m HEAVY 9 R9 Bm88 $4,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.420, SP: $5EF In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.190 Near back and went through the line nicely | J Doyle 60.5kg 1.60L | 4 (11) |
| Canberra 05-Mar-17 1400m SOFT 5 R4 LR Nat sprint $12,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.660, SP: $3.40F In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 | B Avdulla 54kg 1.90L | 3 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 18-Feb-17 1350m SOFT 6 R2 Bm88 $19,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.180, SP: $3.70F In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 Outside leader and fought on gamely late | B Melham 60 0.80L | 2 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Jan-17 1200m GOOD 4 R6 G2 Expressway $2,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.480, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 Back on rails and tried hard but no match | J Doyle 58.5kg 4.10L | 6 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 17-Jan-17 900m GOOD 4 R4 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:53.800 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 | J Parr 3.40L | 4 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 05-Jan-17 1050m SOFT 7 R3 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:04.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 | J Doyle 1.50L | 4 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 08-Oct-16 1400m GOOD 3 R6 Oct hcp $2,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:20.770, SP: $3.20F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040 Behind leader and boxed on well late | T Clark 54.5kg 2.50L | 5 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 17-Sep-16 1400m SOFT 5 R8 G3 Ritchie $6,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.730, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270 Pushed forward to lead and fought on well | T Clark 54kg 0.90L | 4 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 27-Aug-16 1200m HEAVY 9 R6 Bm85 $8,350 (of $85,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.930, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 Went back and hit the line strongly down outside | J Mcdonald 59kg 0.60L | 3 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Aug-16 850m HEAVY 8 R3 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:50.900 | A Adkins | 6 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 25-Jul-16 740m SYNTHETIC R12 BT-3-G-OPN, Winning Time: 00:43.800 | B Avdulla | 4 (7) |
| Hawkesbury 30-Apr-16 1400m GOOD 4 R8 G3 Hawk gneas $10,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.100, SP: $2.30F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 Wide no cover and fought hard after tough run | J Mcdonald 57kg 3.10L | 4 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Apr-16 1400m SOFT 6 R2 LR S/pacific $90,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.700, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 Midfield with cover and ran home strongly to win | J Mcdonald 55.5kg | 1 (15) |
| Gosford 17-Mar-16 1600m HEAVY 8 R5 Bm78 $1,885 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.670, SP: $4.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.890 | J Mcdonald 59kg 1.50L | 4 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 02-Mar-16 1400m GOOD 3 R5 Bm72 $23,025 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.560, SP: $5EF In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 Behind leader and kicked strongly on inside to win | J Mcdonald 60 | 1 (10) |
| Beaumont 18-Feb-16 1250m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn-sw $12,250 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.250, SP: $1.30F In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 | B Avdulla 58.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 08-Feb-16 800m SOFT 6 R16 BT-3CG-OPN, Winning Time: 00:46.900 | J I Jnr 0.20L | 2 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 25-Jan-16 797m SOFT 6 R17 BT-3-G-MDN, Winning Time: 00:46.800 | J Mcdonald 0.40L | 3 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 08-Sep-15 1050m SOFT 6 R4 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:05.500 | J Mcdonald | 1 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Aug-15 836m GOOD 3 R3 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:50.400 | T Clark | 5 (8) |
| Doomben 30-May-15 1350m GOOD 4 R1 LR THE PHOENIX $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.720, SP: $2.60F In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 one out 3L back, peeled turn, given every chance | J Mcdonald 57kg 0.40L | 2 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast 16-May-15 1200m GOOD 3 R4 LR HAMPDEN $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.690, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.390 midfield cover, tracked winner turn, dived on line | T Bell 57kg 0.10L | 2 (12) |
| Wyong 30-Apr-15 1000m HEAVY 9 R4 2YCG MDNSW $525 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.780, SP: $2F In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.070 | J Mcdonald 56kg 1.50L | 5 (11) |
| Warwick Farm 10-Apr-15 806m SOFT 6 R16 BT-2CG-MDN, Winning Time: 00:47.000 | J Mcdonald | 1 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 30-Mar-15 896m GOOD R8 BT-2CG-MDN, Winning Time: 00:53.300 | J Mcdonald | 4 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 20-Nov-14 808m GOOD 3 R5 BT-2CG-UNR, Winning Time: 00:46.700 | S Clipperton 5.00L | 2 (5) |
| Warwick Farm 07-Nov-14 796m SOFT 5 R5 BT-2CG-UNR, Winning Time: 00:48.200 | J Mcdonald 0.80L | 2 (4) |