Havana Rum

The clearest sign of Havana Rum's quality is what happens at Ripon. Two wins from just 3 races at the North Yorkshire track is a remarkable return — that's winning 2 out of every 3 visits, which is the sort of record that makes trainers circle a course on the calendar. For comparison, most horses win far less than 1 in 5 races across their careers, so a 2-from-3 record at one track is genuinely striking. When Havana Rum goes back to Ripon, it pays to notice.

The training operation behind the horse is the well-regarded father-and-son yard of Richard and Peter Fahey, based at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire. They've sent out 2 winners already this season and have long been known for placing horses shrewdly. Oisin Orr is the regular partner in the saddle, riding Havana Rum in 17 of its 44 races — a significant chunk of the horse's career. Their combined win rate of 2 from 17 together (roughly 1 in 9) suggests the partnership is still finding its best, but the trust is clearly there.

At Class 4 — a solid middle tier of British racing — Havana Rum has won 3 from 15 races at that level, which works out to 1 win in every 5 races and represents the horse's most productive territory. That's the level where the competition is honest without being elite, and where Havana Rum consistently shows up.

Most encouragingly, this is a horse that is still winning. The last victory came at Chelmsford just four months ago in December 2025, and with a race just yesterday, Havana Rum is clearly in an active spell. Recent form of 2-6-3-1-4-4 tells the story of a horse that ran well enough in mid-sequence, grabbed a win when the moment came, and is now mixing decent efforts with a couple of quieter days. At six, with experience banked and a favourite track to revisit, there's plenty of reason to keep watching.