Handshake
Handshake is a three-year-old still finding its way on the track, with a record of one win and one second-place finish from four races. That 25 percent win rate — one victory in every four outings — speaks to a horse that has shown it can beat rivals, but only intermittently. Its recent form tells the story of an inconsistent campaign: a tenth-place finish, then a fifth, then a fourth, and most promisingly a first-place run just a day ago. That latest result is the one worth watching, because it suggests the horse may be starting to settle into a pattern.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Von Ullmann Becher Kortum Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Handshake claimed its only victory at Dundalk on 30 January, a flat track that clearly suits it — though the eight-month gap since that win hints at a frustrating spell of outs and near-misses in between. It races for Joseph Patrick O'Brien's yard at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, one of Ireland's most productive operations, which has already sent out 160 winners this season alone. For a young horse in a strong training setup, consistency remains the puzzle: the pieces are there, but they're not quite fitting together yet.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Sep
10th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
31 Aug
5th
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 5 runners
23 Jul
4th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 4 runners
30 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 16 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
25 Sep |
50% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |