Irandando Has

He was right. Irandando Has made his debut at Southwell in December 2025 and won. Just like that, two years of waiting paid off in one afternoon. Allwood was refreshingly candid afterwards, calling it "game-changing" to have a horse of his ability, and the numbers since have backed that up entirely. From just four races, Irandando Has has won 2 and finished in the top three in all four — a record that, frankly, almost never happens. Winning half your races is an extraordinary return at any level; doing it while also placing in the other two suggests a horse that simply does not know how to run badly.

What makes it more impressive is a detail Allwood slipped in after Southwell: the horse won despite the ground being faster and the distance shorter than ideal. In other words, he was racing in conditions that didn't suit him and still beat the field. That is the kind of performance that makes a trainer start thinking bigger thoughts, and Allwood has not hidden those thoughts — he has spoken openly about Irandando Has being a three-mile chaser in the making, a horse built for the biggest, most stamina-sapping tests jumping has to offer. The Newcastle win in March 2026 confirmed the trajectory was still pointing upward.

At seven years old, and with only four races to his name, Irandando Has is still essentially an unknown quantity. The yard itself is a small operation — five winners from the season so far — which makes the horse's contribution all the more significant. He raced just yesterday, so whatever comes next is close. Allwood has said there is no rush, and given everything this horse has already been through just to reach the racecourse, that patience feels entirely earned. The interesting question now is not whether he can keep winning, but how high the ceiling actually is.