Handstands (2019) Horse
About
Handstands is a 6yo gelding trained by B Pauling. He is by the stallion Getaway out of the mare Wattle Bridge. To date, Handstands has recorded seven victories. On 1 February 2025 at Sandown, he captured his most important triumph, taking the $98,370.00 Class 1 Novice race. The horse has consistently delivered value to bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 58% return on investment.
Raced At
Haydock
• Carlisle
• Aintree
• Sandown
• Ffos Las
• Wincanton
• Cheltenham
• Huntingdon
• HerefordRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 22-Nov-25 5140m SOFT R6 CL1 Ch $10,600 (of $196,740), SP: 5.00 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 164 ) 2nd Royale Pagaille ( C Deutsch 164 ) 2.75L 3rd Stellar Story ( S Ewing 164 ) 13.75L 4th Handstands ( B Jones 164 ) 14.25L See full results | B Jones 74.4kg 14.25L | 4 (5) |
| Carlisle 02-Nov-25 4010m GOOD R5 CL1 Ch $8,548 (of $39,348), SP: 1.80 1st Resplendent Grey ( S Bowen 162 ) 2nd Handstands ( B Jones 164 ) 0.75L 3rd Hollygrove Cha Cha ( G Sheehan 145 ) 2.00L See full results | B Jones 74.4kg 0.75L | 2 (4) |
| Aintree 04-Apr-25 5020m SOFT R1 CL1 NvCh (of $118,044), Winning Time: 06:18.110, SP: 11.00 1st Caldwell Potter ( H Cobden 161 ) 2nd Jordans ( J J Slevin 161 ) 1.25L 3rd The Changing Man ( B Powell 161 ) 22.00L UPL Handstands ( B Jones 161 ) 0.00L See full results | B Jones 73kg 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Sandown 01-Feb-25 4030m HEAVY R4 CL1 NvCh $56,950 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 08:43.010, SP: 4.33 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 1st Handstands ( B Jones 161 ) 2nd Jango Baie ( N D Boinville 161 ) 0.15L 3rd Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 161 ) 17.00L See full results | B Jones 73kg | 1 (4) |
| Ffos Las 11-Jan-25 3900m SOFT R3 CL1 NvCh $22,780 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 08:38.000, SP: 2.00 Led until after 1st, tracked leader, big jump 3rd, led after 9th, hit 4 out, clear before last, stayed on well 1st Handstands ( B Jones 163 ) 2nd Lord Of Thunder ( B Powell 158 ) 9.00L See full results | B Jones 73.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Sandown 06-Dec-24 4860m SOFT R4 CL1 NvCh $37,018 (of $63,940), Winning Time: 10:25.750, SP: 3.50 Disputed lead, led clearly 18th, going well and increased tempo from 3 out, clear last, ran on well flat, comfortably 1st Handstands ( B Jones 158 ) 2nd Resplendent Grey ( S Bowen 158 ) 3.50L 3rd Saint Davy ( J O Jr 158 ) 0.50L See full results | B Jones 71.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Wincanton 09-Nov-24 4060m GOOD R4 CL1 NvCh (of $73,777), Winning Time: 04:52.270, SP: 7.00 Held up in rear, ridden and chased leaders before 3 out where not fluent and fell 1st Boombawn ( H Skelton 158 ) 2nd Soul Icon ( T Bellamy 158 ) 0.30L 3rd Insurrection ( H Cobden 158 ) 34.00L UPL Handstands ( B Jones 158 ) 0.00L See full results | B Jones 71.7kg 0.00L | UPD (5) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-24 4220m SOFT R1 CL1 NvH $1,796 (of $132,800), Winning Time: 05:22.960, SP: 21.00 Raced on outside, prominent early, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened after 2 out, tailed off 1st Ballyburn ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Jimmy Du Seuil ( S O'keeffe 161 ) 13.00L 3rd Ile Atlantique ( P W Mullins 161 ) 3.50L 6th Handstands ( H Cobden 161 ) 0.00L See full results | H Cobden 73kg 0.00L | 6 (7) |
| Huntingdon 09-Feb-24 3950m SOFT R4 NvH $17,085 (of $17,085), Winning Time: 05:11.300, 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 1st Handstands ( H Cobden 159 ) 2nd Jango Baie ( J Bowen 164 ) 1.50L 3rd Bugise Seagull ( G Sheehan 159 ) 3.00L See full results | H Cobden 72.1kg | 1 (4) |
| Newcastle 06-Jan-24 4080m SOFT R5 NvH $4,193 (of $4,193), Winning Time: 05:19.800, SP: 2/7 Chased leader, led before 4 out, drawing clear when not fluent last, easily 1st Handstands ( B Jones 161 ) 2nd Taras Halls ( N Scholfield 154 ) 7.00L 3rd Mayheblucky ( H Bannister 154 ) 8.50L See full results | B Jones 73kg | 1 (10) |
| Hereford 16-Dec-23 3960m 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 1st Handstands ( B Jones 154 ) 2nd Parade Away ( B Harris 161 ) 6.50L 3rd Spice Boy ( J Best 154 ) 17.00L See full results | B Jones 69.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Moira 28-Oct-23 4830m HEAVY Md (of $4,357), 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 1st Handstands ( D G Lavery 165 ) | D G Lavery 74.8kg | 1 (8) |
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