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Cuban Heels

There are horses you back to win, and there are horses that make you think the win is coming — Cuban Heels belongs firmly in the second category for now. This two-year-old has yet to get its head in front from three races, but there is something to work with here: two of those three runs have ended in a place, suggesting it is competitive enough to finish in the mix, just not quite sharp enough to close the deal. The sequence of results — third, fourth, second in reverse order — shows a horse that is actually improving, with the most recent run producing a runner-up finish that is the best of the lot.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
2 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Havana Grey
Mother
Dancing Vega
Trainer
J & T Gosden
Owner
Mr M Bastard
Rating
81

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
3
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

Having raced just yesterday, Cuban Heels is about as active as racehorses get, which tells you its team are not shy about keeping it busy. It is trained by the high-profile Newmarket yard of J & T Gosden, which is one of the most respected operations in British racing. The numbers back that up: 140 winners sent out this season alone is a remarkable output, meaning this yard finds the winner's enclosure roughly every two and a half days on average. When a stable of that calibre keeps running a horse, it usually means they see something worth persisting with.

At two years old, Cuban Heels is still very much at the beginning of its story. Horses this young are still learning the job — how to settle, how to race, how to find that extra gear when it matters. A horse with a second place already on its record at this stage of its career is not a horse in trouble; it is a horse building towards something. The Gosden yard have a habit of producing winners, and with the form line trending in the right direction, Cuban Heels looks like a horse worth keeping an eye on.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Jun
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
23 May
4th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
9 May
3rd
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Robert Havlin Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 third 9 May 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 23 May 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 second 25 Jun 0%