I'll Be Handy Racehorse Profile
I'll Be Handy is a 4-year-old Gelding, trained by MATTHEW J SMITH, based at Galway. With 16 career starts and 0 wins, it has earned $6,085.
- Age
- 4
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- MATTHEW J SMITH
- Trained at
- Galway
- Sire
- El Kabeir
- Dam
- Alsalwa
- Sire of dam
- Nayef
- Career
- 16:0-2-0
- Prize money
- $6,085
- Last start
- 29 July 2026
- Recent form
- 5224-8
I'll Be Handy Form Guide
I'll Be Handy — last 13 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 22 May 2026 | Downpatrick | 3790m | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | James Smith | 8 of 10 | 27.25L | 4:37.86 | — | Bruant (GB) |
| 30 Nov 2025 | Fairyhouse | 3219m | BAR 1 Betting Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3) | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 150kg | James Smith | 4 of 6 | 28.25L | 4:8.15 | — | Mange Tout (FR) |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Punchestown | 3188m | Matchbook Betting Podcast 3-Y-O Hurdle | Heavy | 0 | 147kg | James Smith | 2 of 6 | 1L | 4:10.05 | — | Sopelana (GB) |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Fairyhouse | 3219m | WTW Willis 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 149kg | James Smith | 2 of 14 | 4.5L | 4:14.80 | — | Adrienne (IRE) |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Cork | 3118m | WTW Willis 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | Good | 0 | 149kg | James Smith | 5 of 10 | 5.75L | 3:53.05 | — | Wizard Of Odds (IRE) |
| 29 Sept 2025 | Down Royal | 2222m | Pravha Handicap (0-60) | Yielding | 2 | 128kg | Seamie Heffernan | 14 of 14 | 9.5L | 2:26.78 | — | Faro Island (GB) |
| 6 June 2025 | Fairyhouse | 2012m | Racing Again Next Friday Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) | Good | 14 | 129kg | Robbie Colgan | 16 of 18 | 35.5L | 2:15.69 | — | Fervent (IRE) |
| 19 May 2025 | Roscommon | 2430m | Racing Again Here On June 9th Handicap | Good | 11 | 136kg | Robbie Colgan | 14 of 15 | 58.75L | 2:47.20 | — | Coulstys Way (IRE) |
| 12 Apr 2025 | Curragh | 1408m | Watch Every Race Live From The Curragh Only On Racing TV Handicap | Good | 4 | 119kg | Nathan Crosse | 13 of 13 | 31.25L | 1:30.73 | — | Neo Smart (IRE) |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Leopardstown | 2012m | 1888 Restaurant Handicap | Good | 11 | 126kg | Robbie Colgan | 16 of 16 | 40L | 2:14.05 | — | Serious Contender (IRE) |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Curragh | 1207m | Nua Healthcare Handicap | Soft | 10 | 126kg | Robbie Colgan | 13 of 13 | 15.75L | 1:22.62 | — | Back Down Under (IRE) |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Curragh | 1609m | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Div II) | Yielding To Soft | 14 | 126kg | Colin Keane | 9 of 14 | 18L | 1:46.44 | — | Thebelmontgangster (IRE) |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Naas | 1193m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap) | Yielding | 4 | 115kg | Wesley Joyce | 9 of 14 | 3.25L | 1:14.02 | — | Last Encore (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Good | 10 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Soft | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Heavy | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0% | 100% |
| First-up | 4 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Second-up | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Performance with each jockey ridden
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| James Smith(5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |