Havana Blue

The shape of his career reveals a horse who performs best over short distances. At courses running races between five and six and a half furlongs, he has won 2 of 6 races (33%), almost double his typical rate. Newmarket is his spiritual home: he has won 3 times there from 9 attempts, including his first career victory on 20 May 2023. His jockey of choice, Ryan Sexton, has ridden him 12 times but won only once together, suggesting chemistry is not quite there — but it takes only one good day for that to change.

Recent form has been mixed. In his last six races, Havana Blue finished unplaced just once, with two wins sandwiched among consistent placings. He raced again just yesterday, so he is clearly an active and favoured part of Camacho's yard — which sent out 46 winners this season alone. At Class 3 level, where he most often competes, winning margins are tight and competition is genuinely tough; his 1 win from 9 races (11%) at that level underlines how hard it is to keep winning when you step up in quality. But on the right day, in the right conditions, and over the right distance, Havana Blue is a horse worth watching.