Even taking numbers into account and the fact that Handy was in an enclosed space which he could work to his advantage, several things made that inadvisable. For one, he’d be fighting uphill. While gentle, this narrow street was on a decline. Combine that with heavily armoured miniature horses on full gallop meant bad times for Handy. Sure, he could stop and swing at one, but the guy behind him would just leap over and bowl Handy over with sheer force of momentum, and then it’d be game over.