Golden Handshake Racehorse Profile
Golden Handshake is a 4-year-old Gelding, trained by WILLIAM DURKAN, based at Listowel. With 8 career starts and 3 wins, it has earned $20,673.
- Age
- 4
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- WILLIAM DURKAN
- Trained at
- Listowel
- Sire
- Zarak
- Dam
- Star Value
- Sire of dam
- Danehill Dancer
- Career
- 8:3-1-0
- Prize money
- $20,673
- Last start
- 23 Sept 2026
- Recent form
- U1
Golden Handshake Form Guide
Golden Handshake — last 8 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 22 Aug 2026 | Killarney (ire) | 3310m | ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div II) | Good | 0 | 163kg | Philip Byrnes | 1 of 16 | — | 3:58.60 | — | Golden Handshake (GB) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Galway (ire) | 3379m | BOYLE Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 158kg | Patrick M O'brien | UR of 19 | — | - | — | Columbus (GER) |
| 18 Sept 2025 | Ayr | 2639m | Class 3 | Good To Soft | 3 | 128kg | Tom Marquand | 5 of 6 | 14L | 3:2.17 | — | Surrey Belle (GB) |
| 23 Aug 2025 | York | 2787m | Class 2 | Good To Firm | 4 | 130kg | Tom Marquand | 11 of 12 | 22.75L | 3:3.50 | — | Tarriance (GB) |
| 18 July 2025 | Newbury | 2414m | Class 4 | Good To Firm | 1 | 131kg | Tom Marquand | 1 of 5 | — | 2:32.43 | — | Golden Handshake (GB) |
| 18 June 2025 | Lingfield | 2334m | Class 5 | Good To Firm | 2 | 128kg | Cieren Fallon | 1 of 4 | — | 2:38.32 | — | Golden Handshake (GB) |
| 20 May 2025 | Nottingham | 2057m | Class 5 | Good To Firm | 9 | 128kg | Tom Marquand | 2 of 8 | 1.25L | 2:11.40 | — | Serenity Blue (GB) |
| 1 May 2025 | Yarmouth | 1612m | Class 5 | Good To Firm | 10 | 129kg | Cieren Fallon | 9 of 12 | 10L | 1:40.34 | — | Roman Centurion (GB) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Good | 6 | 3-1-0 | 50% | 67% |
| First-up | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Second-up | 2 | 1-1-0 | 50% | 100% |
Record by Track
Performance at each track raced
| Track | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 100% |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 100% |
Record by Jockey
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 23 Sept 2026 | R2 | Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle | 3218m | Philip Byrnes |
| 22 Aug 2026 | R2 | ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div II) | 3319m | Philip Byrnes |