Handy Friend (AUS) Horse
About
Handy Friend is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Patrick & Michelle Payne at Plumpton. He is by Lean Mean Machine out of Puppetry. He has secured one win, achieved on 22 Apr 2025 at Wodonga, claiming the $27000.00 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Terang 02-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM56 $3,740 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.130, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th 1st Wichitall ( D Yendall 61 ) 2nd Handy Friend ( R Mcleod 61 ) 1.25L 3rd Shrewsbury Road ( T Nugent 60.5 ) 2.00L See full results | R Mcleod 61kg 1.25L | 2 (12) |
| Terang 16-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.550, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.770 1st Luckett ( R Mcleod 61 ) 2nd My Uncle Did It ( R J Hurdle 60 ) 0.02L 3rd Surfy Pete ( J D Hill 62 ) 0.77L 7th Handy Friend ( W Gordon 62 ) 6.13L See full results | W Gordon 62kg 6.13L | 7 (14) |
| Seymour 13-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.380, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 1st Macedon Rose ( E P Brown 59 ) 2nd Materazzi ( Z Spain 58 ) 3.25L 3rd Darn Hot Miss ( L King 58.5 ) 4.75L 6th Handy Friend ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 6.51L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg 6.51L | 6 (10) |
| Kyneton 09-Oct-25 1454m GOOD 3 R7 3YO+ C&G BM 62 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.770, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Magick Media ( Z Spain 57 ) 2nd Greenhill Prince ( N Farley 61.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Handy Friend ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 1.50L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg 1.50L | 3 (9) |
| Tatura 01-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 3 R3 3UP CL1-CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 01:07.880 1st Chilli Reaper ( W J Egan ) 2nd Rentessis ( J Duffy ) 0.40L 3rd Perfume River ( C J Hill ) 0.90L 4th Handy Friend ( W Gordon ) 4.15L | W Gordon 4.15L | 4 (6) |
| bet365 Echuca 22-Sep-25 900m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:54.500 1st Addictive Street ( S K Kennedy ) 2nd Condor 3rd Frozen Tide ( J Baldock ) 7th Handy Friend ( P Payne ) | P Payne | 7 (8) |
| Kilmore 15-Sep-25 800m R13 Jump Out-S6 1st Handy Friend ( R Stacey ) 2nd Offa's Dyke ( W J Egan ) 3rd Mission Gold ( P B Payne ) | R Stacey | 1 (4) |
| Ararat 08-Sep-25 850m R6 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:54.800 1st Miss Sovereignty ( E J Walsh ) 2nd Big Rooster ( D Bates ) 3rd Savitri ( J Allen ) 6th Handy Friend ( C Rawiller ) | C Rawiller | 6 (9) |
| Kerang 29-May-25 850m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:54.520 1st Here Comes Wozza ( H Spitse ) 2nd Tee Galleria ( P Payne ) 3rd Vancouver Khan ( M L Lynch ) 7th Handy Friend ( M Lawrence ) | M Lawrence | 7 (7) |
| Werribee 16-May-25 1421m GOOD 4 R6 BM 58 Hcp $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.350, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st Marlion's Dream ( J Mott 60.5 ) 2nd Cardiologist ( O I East 61.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Shooter Mcgavin ( J E Weatherley 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 3.50L 4th Handy Friend ( W Gordon 62 ) 6.25L See full results | W Gordon 62kg 6.25L | 4 (11) |
| Wodonga 22-Apr-25 1300m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.780, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Handy Friend ( W Gordon 59 ) 2nd Jagerschnitzel ( L E Burke 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Balzan ( C Macredmond 59 ) 2.25L See full results | W Gordon 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Caulfield Heath 10-Apr-25 1000m GOOD 4 R11 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.440 1st Nimbustwothousand ( J Mott ) 2nd Libica ( S R Hateley ) 0.40L 3rd Handy Friend ( B Egan ) 2.30L | B Egan 2.30L | 3 (8) |
| Apiam Bendigo 27-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.180 1st Sixtysecondrule ( J Noonan ) 2nd Handy Friend ( B Egan ) 0.80L 3rd Paltinian ( R L Hammond ) 1.05L | B Egan 0.80L | 2 (10) |
| Kilmore 17-Mar-25 800m R12 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:53.280 1st Split ( R Stacey ) 2nd Privileged Son ( T Prebble ) 4th Handy Friend ( B Egan ) | B Egan | 4 (5) |
| Apiam Bendigo 12-Mar-25 800m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.070 1st Strike Gold ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Moral Turpitude ( J Baldock ) 3rd Panda Alert ( T Prebble ) 6th Handy Friend ( B Egan ) | B Egan | 6 (6) |
| Moe 06-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.160, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 1st Naughty Bennie ( A Mccabe 58 ) 2nd Hot Chips ( T J Bull 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Handy Friend ( K Jennings 58 ) 2.00L See full results | K Jennings 58kg 2.00L | 3 (12) |
| bet365 Seymour 18-Nov-24 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.930 1st Grand Stardom 2nd Song City ( S J Noble ) 3rd Handy Friend ( B Egan ) | B Egan | 3 (6) |
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 07-Nov-24 900m GOOD 4 R10 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:52.640 1st Stubbyholler ( S K Mcdonough ) 2nd Cinch ( C J Parish ) 1.00L 3rd Maham ( B A Button ) 2.00L 5th Handy Friend ( J Noonan 0 ) 8.15L | J Noonan 0 8.15L | 5 (7) |
| Moe 24-Oct-24 1000m GOOD 4 R7 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 01:04.150 1st Hidden Comfort ( K Jennings ) 2nd Sparkels Dior ( E J Lloyd ) 1.25L 3rd Rafique ( J C Maskiell ) 1.65L 4th Handy Friend ( J Noonan 0 ) 2.90L | J Noonan 0 2.90L | 4 (6) |
| bet365 Seymour 14-Oct-24 800m GOOD 4 R10 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.980 1st Santasia ( J Allen ) 2nd Southampton Flare ( B Shinn ) 1.50L 3rd Candy High ( T J Hope ) 3.50L 7th Handy Friend ( B Egan 0 ) 5.75L | B Egan 0 5.75L | 7 (11) |
| Ararat 30-Sep-24 850m GOOD 4 R9 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:50.650 1st Shadhavar ( T Madden ) 2nd Matrooshi ( T Stockdale ) 0.46L 3rd Silky Smooth ( J Allen ) 0.86L 11th Handy Friend ( T Prebble 0 ) 13.61L | T Prebble 0 13.61L | 11 (11) |
| Apiam Bendigo 19-Sep-24 700m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:43.660 1st Faceless ( J Baldock ) 3rd Handy Friend ( T Prebble ) | T Prebble | 3 (5) |
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