In the words of the Jerra...

"If you can't beat them..."
I couldn't, so I didn't.

Gathering of the clans at
 "Amber Nook">>>-----> http://www.ambernook.co.uk/
Jerra (Alias "The Man"), Clicky and self. (Almost a Blipmeet.)
Foregathered; along with Sprog#1, bloke & 2 "Pups" - Daniel, horse-feeding and Emily. 
Plus Sprog #2 & bloke for a get together and massive blow-out. (So far as I was concerned; I do not cook like that for just me.)
On these occasions I tend to wait & see what the rest submit before I commit.
On this occasion I had very little else; and, using my usual criterion of likelihood of repetition, this won hands down.
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I often wondered… … …
Replaced, by the one I preferred:-
"Many phrases have originated as jargon in the world of sport, including several from boxing. 
The memory of Muhammad Ali dancing round the ring with his hands at his side and going on the win the bout might encourage us to think that that is the origin of this one. 
Not quite, although it does come from sport - horse racing.

Jockeys need to keep a tight rein in order to encourage their horse to run. Anyone who is so far ahead that he can afford to slacken off and still win he can drop his hands and loosen the reins - hence winning 'hands down'. This is recorded from the mid 19th century; for example, 'Pips' Lyrics & Lays, 1867:
"There were good horses in those days, as he can well recall, But Barker upon Elepoo, hands down, shot by them all." ~ ~ ~ "