Robert Havlin

The headline achievement, though, is his record at the top of the sport. Havlin has won 17 Class 1 races — the most prestigious events in British racing — at venues including Newmarket, Goodwood, and Doncaster. Two of those came in quick succession in September 2025: a top-level win at Doncaster on the 12th, followed by another at Newmarket a fortnight later. That is not luck. That is a jockey who, when the biggest occasions arrive, tends to deliver.

Much of that success is tied to his partnership with the Gosden yard — the training operation run by John and Thady Gosden, one of the most powerful stables in Britain. From 190 rides together, Havlin has delivered 37 winners for them, a win rate of around 1 in 5. To put that in context: most jockeys would be satisfied winning 1 in 8 across all their rides, so winning 1 in 5 for a single, high-class yard tells you these two are genuinely well matched. When the Gosdens put Havlin up on a horse, it usually means something.

There are smaller details worth noting too. Haydock Park seems to suit him particularly well — 3 winners from just 11 rides there is a return that many established jockeys would envy on a course that regularly hosts top-quality fields. And as recently as February 2026, he was winning on the all-weather track at Southwell, a reminder that he is just as effective on winter circuits as he is on summer showgrounds.

Four years in, 350 winners, 17 top-level victories, and a thriving partnership with one of Britain's best yards. Havlin is not a rising star anymore — he is simply a very good jockey, doing his job with quiet consistency at the highest level.