Golden Havana
Golden Havana is a 3-year-old working hard in the lower reaches of British racing, with a single win to show for 16 career races — hardly the stuff of legend, but enough to suggest the horse has what it takes to find the winner's circle again. That one victory came at Newcastle on 16 December 2025, and it remains the high point of its career: ten months have passed since, and despite six consecutive races that have all ended in places rather than wins, the horse keeps competing and keeps showing up in the placings.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Denton Hall Racing Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The numbers reveal a horse that runs best at Class 6 level, where it has won one of its four races there, a 25 per cent win rate that is significantly better than its overall record of just one win from 16 starts. Paired with Sean Kirrane, its most regular rider, Golden Havana has a 20 per cent win rate across five races together, suggesting they work well as a team. Trainer Michael Dods, who runs a busy yard at Piercebridge in County Durham and has already sent out 43 winners this season, has the horse active and racing, which is itself a vote of confidence. For a horse still searching for its second career win, Golden Havana is doing the right thing: racing regularly at the level where it has shown it can win, and hoping that form and consistency will bring another day in the sun.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 9 starts (11%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
6th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
15 Sep
12th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
31 Jul
5th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
28 Jul
2nd
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
20 Jul
2nd
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
16 Jun
2nd
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
2 Jun
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
19 May
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
20 Apr
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
31 Jan
7th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
9 |
1 win, 2 thirds, 6 other |
1 Oct |
11.1% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
20 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Jun |
0% |