Havana Lightning
Havana Lightning is a two-year-old with real promise, even if the raw numbers don't yet tell the full story. The horse has won one race from five starts—a 20 per cent win rate—and backed that up with a second place finish, which means it's already shown it can deliver when it matters. What's encouraging is the recent form: a fourth-place run just yesterday, followed by a sixth earlier in the month, but before that a win at Great Yarmouth on 20 May, a second place before that, and a fifth place at the start of the run. That kind of pattern, with a win tucked inside recent outings, suggests the horse still has speed and competitive edge.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real indicator of Havana Lightning's potential lies with its trainer. George Boughey's Newmarket yard has already sent out 99 winners this season—that's the kind of win rate that speaks to serious training talent and a stable with real resources. A two-year-old in that environment has access to the best facilities, expert handlers, and horses at a similar level to work alongside. The fact that Havana Lightning has already won tells you something too: it broke its maiden at a proper track and showed it knew how to get the job done when it counted. Four months between wins isn't ideal, but the horse is still learning, still developing, and still racing actively. There's plenty of time for it to string together another victory, especially backed by the kind of yard that knows how to bring horses along at this stage.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
14 Aug
6th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
17 Jun
18th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 28 runners
20 May
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
15 Apr
5th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 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 |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
20 May |
100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |