Golden Handshake Horse Racing Form

Odds: 3.00Current form: ImprovingRisk: Low

Age4

Weight11-5

TrainerW Durkan

JockeyPhilip Byrnes

OwnerFour D Partnership

SexGelding

BreederQueen Elizabeth II

ColourB

Foaling date2022-05-03

SireZarak

DamStar Value

Listowel

Completed

14:30 - Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle

Race typeHurdle Turf

ClassificationsHurdle, Novice

Runners4

Distance2m

Ground ConditionGood

Prize money€18,000

51%

Pre-race suitability · Good fit

How well this race suited the horse, from going, distance, class, course and race type

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Suitability breakdown

Going match8 races
54%
Distance match6 races
52%
Class matchNo previous runs
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Course historyNo previous runs
—
Race type match2 races
50%

Is this horse improving?

3002001000

Golden Handshake

23 Sep 26

Speed figure243

18 Jul

23 Aug

18 Sep

22 Aug

23 Sep

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Recent races summary

A detailed breakdown of the horse’s latest performances.

One run trainers

Date

Course

Class

Distance

Type

Prize

Classifications

Going

Finish Position

2026-09-23

Listowel

—

Hurdle Turf

€18,000

Hurdle, Novice

Good

1st

2026-08-22

Killarney

—

Hurdle Turf

€12,000

Hurdle, Maiden

Good

1st

2026-08-01

Galway

—

2m1f

Hurdle Turf

€17,000

Hurdle, Maiden

Good To Yielding

Unseated Rider

2025-09-18

Ayr

1m5f

Flat Turf

£16,000

Handicap

Good To Soft

5th

2025-08-23

York

1m6f

Flat Turf

£170,000

Handicap, Heritage

Good To Firm

11th

2025-07-18

Newbury

1m4f

Flat Turf

£14,000

Handicap

Good To Firm

1st

2025-06-18

Lingfield

1m4f

Flat Turf

£7,200

Maiden, Stakes

Good To Firm

1st

2025-05-20

Nottingham

1m2f

Flat Turf

£7,000

Novice, Stakes

Good To Firm

2nd

2025-05-01

Yarmouth

Flat Turf

£8,000

Maiden, Stakes

Good To Firm

9th

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