Haku

Across 40 career races, Haku has won 10 and finished placed a further 20 times — meaning it has run into the money in 30 of 40 outings, or three-quarters of its career. That 25% win rate, roughly 1 in every 4 races, is genuinely strong for a horse competing at this level. The key to unlocking the best of Haku seems to be distance: over 1 mile 6 furlongs to 2 miles, it has won 7 of 17 races — just over 4 in every 10 — which tells you it is a horse that wants a proper test of stamina, not a sprint finish.

The partnership with jockey Billy Loughnane is worth noting. In 9 races together, he has ridden Haku to 4 wins — a 44% win rate that borders on extraordinary. Billy is also the son of trainer Mark Loughnane, who runs the operation from Rock Farm in Worcestershire. The yard has sent out 26 winners already this season, so this is not a small or quiet outfit. When a jockey knows a horse that well and the numbers look like that, it tends to matter.

Haku's most recent win came on 28 November 2025 at Southwell, in a Class 2 race — one of the better-quality contests outside the very top tier of British racing. That is the highest level Haku has won at, and it came at the right time. The horse has since had a break of around 60 days, which is a short freshen-up rather than anything concerning. Recent form of two wins from the last six races shows it remains competitive. The only slight question mark is its record at Class 3 level specifically — just 1 win from 11 races there — but at the distances it loves, on a track it dominates, Haku is the kind of horse you would want on your side.