Havana Smile
Havana Smile has found his winning touch at exactly the right distance. The 3-year-old broke through at Sandown Park on 28 May with a victory that clearly suits him: he performs best over 5 furlongs to 6½ furlongs, where he has won 1 of 7 races (a 14% win rate) — roughly double his overall win rate across all distances. That win came after four months without success, but the recent form suggests he is starting to find his feet again. In his last six races he has picked up a pair of third-place finishes and a fifth, so he is mixing competitive runs with less convincing efforts.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 Moore yard at Lower Beeding in West Sussex, run by Gary and Josh Moore, has been prolific this season with 99 winners to their name. Havana Smile is the kind of horse a strong yard can campaign patiently: he does not win often (just 1 win from 11 races), but when he gets the right conditions — the right track, the right distance — he shows he belongs in a race. That Sandown victory four months ago is his only win to date, but it proves the point. At three years old he still has time to make better use of what he has shown, especially if the yard can keep him in those sweet-spot races over his preferred distance. With only one career victory but clear evidence of aptitude when conditions suit, he remains a horse worth watching.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 14% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Sep
3rd
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
11 Sep
DNF
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
29 Aug
3rd
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
23 Jul
5th
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
19 Jun
6th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
28 May
🏆 Won
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
27 Apr
7th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
28 Sep
4th
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
21 Aug
7th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
7 Aug
2nd
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 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 |
|---|
| Sandown Park Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
11 Sep |
20% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Apr |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |