Robert Havlin

The headline number, though, is 17. That is how many top-level races Havlin has won across his career, at some of the most prestigious venues in British racing — Newmarket, Goodwood, Doncaster. Class 1 races are the highest tier the sport offers, and winning one is genuinely difficult. Winning seventeen of them is the mark of a jockey who does not just make up the numbers on the big days. His most recent pair came in quick succession: Doncaster on 12 September 2025, then Newmarket two weeks later on 26 September. Back-to-back top-level wins at two of the country's most celebrated tracks is the kind of autumn fortnight that defines a career year.

Much of Havlin's best work has come through his association with the training operation of John and Thady Gosden, one of the most powerful yards in the country. From 183 rides together they have produced 38 winners — that is more than 1 in every 5, a win rate of 21%. When a jockey and a training team click at that level, it is usually because there is genuine trust on both sides. The Gosdens put him up on horses that matter, and he delivers.

Haydock Park is worth keeping an eye on too. Three winners from just nine runners there might not sound like a lot in raw numbers, but that translates to winning 1 in every 3 races at the track — an exceptional return that suggests he either knows the course unusually well or simply thrives in the conditions it tends to offer. For a jockey still only four years into his career, these kinds of course and partnership advantages are exactly what build a long-term reputation.

The most recent entry in his record is a win at Southwell on 7 February 2026 — a midwinter all-weather fixture, nothing glamorous, but that is what consistent jockeys do. They keep winning between the big days.