Havana Rum

Trained by Richard and Peter Fahey at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire, Havana Rum has built a career of quiet, consistent competitiveness. Six wins and 19 places from 45 races tells you this is a horse that shows up and tries — that's a podium finish of some kind in more than half its races. The win rate sits at 13%, roughly 1 in every 8 races, which isn't flashy, but the place record suggests a horse that is rarely out of the mix. The Fahey yard has been in good form this season, sending out 9 winners, and Havana Rum has been part of that picture. The most recent win came at Chelmsford in December 2025, meaning the horse heads into its current campaign with a victory less than six months old — that matters.

The level where Havana Rum does most of its best work is Class 4, which represents the solid middle tier of British racing. There, the horse has won 3 from 15 — a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5 races — and that is a meaningful number. It suggests a horse that has found its level and competes well within it, rather than one being pushed beyond its comfort zone. Jockey Oisin Orr has been the regular partner, riding 17 of those 45 races together and picking up 2 wins. It is a working relationship that has had its productive moments without quite setting the world alight.

The recent form makes for interesting reading: a win, then a third, then a second, then two sixths in the latest two outings. That dip in the last pair of runs is worth watching, but the overall pattern — second last time out — suggests the engine is still running. Racing just yesterday, Havana Rum is very much an active proposition, and with that Ripon record sitting in the background, the horse's the yard will be keeping an eye on the entries for that track in particular.