Touching Hans (AUS) Horse
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Touching Hans is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Matthew Smith at Warwick Farm. He is by Hanseatic out of Touch of Mink. The horse has yet to win, having made eight starts without a victory. In his latest start at Kembla Grange on 26 Sep 2026, Jay Ford rode him to a sixth-place finish behind the winner Lafite.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kembla Grange 26-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 CG&E MDN $1,150 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.560, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Lafite ( S Clipperton 57 ) 2nd Italian Spirit ( W Costin 60 ) 3.00L 3rd My Star ( O Chambers 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 8.00L 6th Touching Hans ( J Ford 56 ) 13.90L See full results | J Ford 56kg 13.90L | 6 (6) |
| Kembla Grange 12-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.590, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 1st Legaselli ( K Latham 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Van Hoven ( Z Wadick 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Viva Viva ( W Costin 57 ) 1.20L 5th Touching Hans ( J Ford 59 ) 2.20L See full results | J Ford 59kg 2.20L | 5 (10) |
| Wyong 30-Aug-26 1625m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.640, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.930 1st Grunge ( T J Schiller 59 ) 2nd Buongiorno ( Z T Lloyd 59 ) 1.69L 3rd Touching Hans ( A Morgan 59 ) 2.13L See full results | A Morgan 59kg 2.13L | 3 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 24-Aug-26 1250m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:16.780 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st All Star ( R Jones ) 2nd Touching Hans ( A Morgan ) 0.40L 3rd Eliyass ( L Day ) 1.54L | A Morgan 0.40L | 2 (5) |
| Hawkesbury 11-Aug-26 1300m SOFT 5 R3 4Y+ MDN-SW $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.530, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Farfetched ( R King 57 ) 2nd Gaultier ( S Clipperton 59 ) 0.47L 3rd Kiss Of Gold ( C Ramsbotham 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.34L 9th Touching Hans ( A Morgan 59 ) 10.14L See full results | A Morgan 59kg 10.14L | 9 (9) |