Havana Club

Adrian Wintle trains out of Westbury-on-Severn in Gloucestershire, and his yard has been in decent form this season, sending out 28 winners — so Havana Club is operating within a setup that clearly knows how to get horses winning. The horse competes almost exclusively at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, and has managed 2 wins from 19 races at that level, which works out at roughly 1 in every 10 races. That's a modest return, but the 7 placed finishes alongside those wins show a horse that's competitive more often than the win column alone suggests — it keeps getting into the argument even when it doesn't quite land the blow.

Finley Marsh has been the regular pilot, partnering Havana Club in 7 of its 23 races for a single win together — about 1 in every 7 rides. The pair first struck gold at Bath in May 2025, then followed it up with a win at Wolverhampton in December. Two different tracks, two different conditions, which at least shows some versatility. That Wolverhampton success came four months ago now, and recent form reads 8-8-blank-9-5-1 — those big numbers suggest it has largely been struggling for a foothold lately, though a fifth-place finish is in there as a small sign of life.

What keeps this interesting is that Havana Club raced just four days ago and is clearly still active and being aimed at opportunities. At four, it's young enough that improvement is still possible, and a yard with 28 winners on the board this season isn't running horses for fun. Whether it can rediscover the form that brought up that Wolverhampton win remains the question — but for now, this is a horse that competes regularly, places often enough to suggest it belongs, and has shown it can win when things fall right.