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Handstands: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Handstands is a racehorse, trained by Ben Pauling. It has won 6 of 13 starts and placed in 2 more, for £188,549 in prize money. Its best trip is 2m 3.5f, where 3 wins from 3 is a 100% strike rate against 30% at every other distance. It runs next in the 2:55 at Wetherby on 31 October, where the best price is 7/2 with Bet365. Its best performance rating is 153, which is the figure to judge it against in this grade.

  • Runs 13
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 46%
  • Prize money £188,549
  • Best rating 153
  • Official rating 155

Where Handstands runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:55 Wetherby Bet365 Charlie Hall Steeple Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) 7/2 Bet365 bet365

Handstands form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
10 Mar 26 Cheltenham Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 1f Good To Soft PU - 12/1 Ben Jones 155
18 Jan 26 Windsor Fitzdares Fleur De Lys Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 6f Soft 3 6.25 7/2 Ben Jones 154
22 Nov 25 Haydock Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 1.5f Good To Soft 4 14.25 4/1 Ben Jones 155
2 Nov 25 Carlisle Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 2 .75 4/5F Ben Jones 157
4 Apr 25 Aintree Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 1f Good To Soft PU - 11/4J Ben Jones 157
1 Feb 25 Sandown Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Heavy 1 — 10/3 Ben Jones 144
11 Jan 25 Ffos Las DragonBet Towton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 3.5f Soft 1 — EvensF Ben Jones 143
6 Dec 24 Sandown Betfair Esher Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m Soft 1 — 5/2 Ben Jones 139
9 Nov 24 Wincanton Boodles Rising Stars Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good F - 7/4F Ben Jones 139
13 Mar 24 Cheltenham Gallagher Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5f Soft 6 41.75 20/1 Harry Cobden 136
8 Feb 24 Huntingdon M1 Agency Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 3.5f Soft 1 — 9/4 Harry Cobden 135
6 Jan 24 Newcastle QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 1 — 2/7F Ben Jones –
16 Dec 23 Hereford Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good 1 — 13/8 Ben Jones –

Last time out

Finished PU in the Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) at Cheltenham on 10 March 2026. Settled midpack early - clipped 1st and stayed handy behind the pace by 4th - untidy jumps at 9th and 16th - lost ground before 3 out - eased and taken out of contention before the last two fences.

Handstands by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 3 1 33% —
19.5f 3 3 100% —
25f 2 0 0% —
22f 1 0 0% —
25.5f 1 0 0% —
24f 1 1 100% —
21f 1 0 0% —
20.5f 1 1 100% —

Handstands by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 6 4 67% —
Good To Soft 4 0 0% —
Good 2 1 50% —
Heavy 1 1 100% —

Handstands by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Cheltenham 2 0 0% —
Sandown 2 2 100% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —
Haydock 1 0 0% —
Carlisle 1 0 0% —
Aintree 1 0 0% —
Ffos Las 1 1 100% —
Wincanton 1 0 0% —
Huntingdon 1 1 100% —
Newcastle 1 1 100% —

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