Horse profile
Havaila (IRE)
37 runs · 17 courses · from May 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
7 wins · 5 courses
Last run 25 Apr 2026 · 1st of 11
Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile
Havaila is a 7 from 37 gelding with seven wins from 37 starts. He won six of his last 11 starts in handicap chases, three of them over 3m on good ground, and landed the bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Sandown in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 135. He has two wins from four starts at both Sandown and Plumpton. Aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2026, he won last time out.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 7–37Wins / Runs
- 18.9%Strike rate
- 18 (48.6%)Placed
- −7.60£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.99Fair A/E n=37 · 0.87 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 40dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating135At career-high mark
135
73–135
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 85
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 120B | 83 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 7 | 133B | 84 | 2 runs · 133 / 108.5 |
| Good | 5 | 96A | 85 | 2 runs · 85 / 83.5 |
| Heavy | 2 | 96B | 69 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 120B | 81 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 96A | 85 | 3 runs · 85 / 84 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 133B | 83 | 2 runs · 133 / 108 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 119B | 83.5 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 111A | 103 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 131A | 97 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 98C | 86 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 98A | 90 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 131A | 97 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 111A | 97.5 | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 37 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 15 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 11 (73%) · 4 wins
- Prominent 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 5,858 runs since Jan 2008 (750 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.5% from 296.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 296 | 46 | 15.5% | +3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,147 | 141 | 12.3% | −0.2 | 3 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 882 | 118 | 13.4% | +0.9 | 2 from 9 |
| Soft | 1,276 | 168 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 10 |
| Heavy | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,732 | 207 | 12% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | +5.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 783 | 88 | 11.2% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,866 | 235 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,051 | 261 | 12.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 676 | 86 | 12.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 384 | 44 | 11.5% | −1 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 69 | 9 | 13% | +0.5 | 2 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | +30.4 | 3 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Traila (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Traila (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traila (GB) | 17 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m6f | Class 3 |
| Infinite Cosmos (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 3 |
| Desert Wave (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Golden Gunners (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.67 |
| Good | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.70 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | −4.63 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −12.68 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.42 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sandown | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.33 |
| Plumpton | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.70 |
| Newbury | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Lingfield | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.12 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.55 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 3 | 60% | +7.70 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caoilin Quinn | 5 | 3 | 60% | +8.75 |
| Harry Cobden | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.33 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Harry Reed | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bradley Harris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mitchell Bastyan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.12 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 6 | 21% | −0.80 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +8.75 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.67 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.88 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 5 | 38% | +10.95 |
| Flat | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.55 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Apr 26+19d | Sandown | bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress after the fourth-last and pushed along before two out - finished full of running to get up in the closing stages | 1/11 | 10-11 | 135 | 85A | 132A | Caoilin Quinn | 5/1 | |
| 06 Apr 26+16d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Sussex National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at the back - swept through with a strong run 5 out - hit the front before 2 out - drew away impressively for an easy win | 1/10 | 11-2 | 125 | 82A | 139A | Caoilin Quinn | 7/2F | |
| 21 Mar 26+32d | Newbury | Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - picked up ground gradually from 13th - moved to second after 14th - challenging at the front 3 out looking full of running - driven to the front before 2 out - pulled away before the last - stuck on resolutely on the run-in to win | 1/7 | 10-11 | 116 | 83A | 130B | Caoilin Quinn | 9/4J | |
| 17 Feb 26+30d | Newbury | 500 Logistics Decade Of Delivery Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made headway to fifth by the 12th but found nothing approaching 3 out - weakened close home to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1 | 11-0 | 116 | 133B | 111A | Caoilin Quinn | 7/2 |
| 18 Jan 26+273d | Windsor | Fitzdares Personal Betting Service Stayers Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - untidy over 14th - improved into contention by 17th - moved through strongly to loom up 3 out - pushed along and still involved approaching the last - stayed on well to finish third | 3/16 | ½ | 11-7 | 114 | 84B | 135A | Caoilin Quinn | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Apr 25+30d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Master Trainer Chris Gordon Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at rear early - progress up the outside after 14th - hit a flat spot 4 out - moved through into contention around the turn - hit front 2 out - overtaken close home and stayed on but unable to reclaim it | 2/6 | 3 | 10-13 | 113 | 96A | 126B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/4F |
| 21 Mar 25+11d | Newbury | Focus Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Brown Chamberlin Trophy) (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made strong progress on the inner approaching 4 out - shared second place shortly after - still over 2 lengths adrift entering the final stages - moved into clear second close home but no match for the winner | 2/7 | 2½ | 10-7 | 105 | 57A | 123A | Harry Cobden | 3/1 |
| 10 Mar 25+27d | Plumpton | Book Our Season Finale Raceday Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Pulled hard and attacked the fences - close behind the front runner before taking over before the 12th - untidy at the 14th - advantage allowed to shrink 4 out - drew off at the following fence - in command a long way out and coasted home up the run-in | 1/3 | 11-4 | 106 | 94C | 135C | Niall Houlihan | 6/5F | |
| 11 Feb 25+11d | Lingfield | Download The At The Races App Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled with strong grip early - wide and towards the back - made noticeable progress 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - stumbled at the last - kept going up the run-in but couldn't reach the front two | 3/8 | 3½ | 10-9 | 106 | — | 119A | Harry Cobden | 11/4 |
| 31 Jan 25+30d | Lingfield | At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase Settled towards the back holding on eagerly - made steady progress wide entering the home turn - closed to challenge 3 out - pushed to the front approaching the last - ran on strongly to score | 1/8 | 11-11 | 102 | 96B | 125B | Harry Cobden | 7/1 | |
| 01 Jan 25+14d | Exeter | Exeter Racecourse For Conference & Events Handicap Chase Up with the principals - outpaced from 4 out and unable to land a blow on the leading duo - kept on at one tempo to finish third | 3/5 | 1½ | 12-0 | 105 | 52C | 111B | Niall Houlihan | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 24+16d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Chase Settled towards the back - clipped 3 out then pushed along - unable to close and finished 5th | 5/9 | 2¾ | 11-6 | 108 | 82A | 105B | Freddie Mitchell | 14/1 |
| 02 Dec 24+39d | Plumpton | Accelerating Innovation Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace - hit the third obstacle - close up in second when unbalanced 4 out - driven on after 3 out - dropped back into third by 2 out and kept on to the line | 3/6 | 11 | 11-8 | 111 | 80A | 112B | Freddie Mitchell | 5/2F |
| 24 Oct 24+11d | Nottingham | Celebrate At Nottingham Racecourse In Hospitality Handicap Held a handy position early - pushed along to press the leading group with over two furlongs left - stayed on to grab third late without threatening the winner | 3/14 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 73 | 97C | 82A | Hector Crouch | 11/2 |
| 13 Oct 24+27d | Goodwood | Alderbrook Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) Settled towards the back early - driven into contention with 2f left - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish fourth | 4/11 | ½ | 11-7 | 73 | 98C | 72C | Tom Cannon | 5/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+115d | Windsor | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Set the pace early - under pressure and overtaken with more than 2f to run - faded steadily to finish ninth | 9/9 | 7½ | 9-8 | 74 | 98A | 51A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 22/1 |
| 24 May 24+20d | Goodwood | William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap | 7/7 | 2 | 8-13 | 75 | 108A | 62A | William Buick | 5/2F |
| 04 May 24+64d | Goodwood | Goodwood Horseracing Club Handicap | 2/7 | nk | 9-0 | 73 | 131A | 82A | Tom Queally | 17/2 |
| 01 Mar 24+13d | Newbury | Howden Supporting West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 8/11 | 25 | 11-6 | 112 | 42C | 110C | Bradley Harris | 6/1 |
| 17 Feb 24+22d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Supports Box4Kids Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier) | PU/13 | — | 11-1 | 112 | — | — | Harry Cobden | 3/1F |
| 26 Jan 24+35d | Sandown | Hampton Court Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-6 | 108 | 116C | 131B | Harry Cobden | 10/3J | |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 23+49d | Ascot | WB Wealth Handicap Hurdle | 6/14 | 1 | 11-2 | 108 | 74B | 120A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 03 Nov 23+19d | Newmarket | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap | 4/9 | 9½ | 9-6 | 75 | 74C | 67C | Rob Hornby | 5/1 |
| 15 Oct 23+130d | Goodwood | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Alderbrook Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) | 4/7 | 1¾ | 11-11 | 76 | 62A | 76A | Harry Reed | 13/8F |
| 07 Jun 23+33d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap | 6/11 | hd | 9-10 | 76 | 73A | 76A | William Buick | 2/1F |
| 05 May 23+25d | Goodwood | William Hill Racing Radio Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 75 | 89A | 84A | Tom Queally | 4/1J |
| 10 Apr 23+8d | Fakenham | Fisher Electrical Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/2 | 11-2 | 106 | 89C | 120C | Mitchell Bastyan | 1/8F | |
| 02 Apr 23+22d | Ascot | Royal Ascot Racing Club Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/13 | nse | 10-7 | 106 | 119B | 122A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 14/1 |
| 11 Mar 23+37d | Sandown | Racing Only Bettor Podcast Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/6 | ½ | 11-0 | 103 | — | 126B | Jonathan Burke | 9/2 |
| 02 Feb 23+37d | Wincanton | JenningsBet Witney Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateur) | 6/17 | 5½ | 11-0 | 105 | 120B | 95A | Tristan Durrell | 9/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+25d | Chepstow | Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 8/9 | 18 | 11-0 | — | 58C | 97C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 66/1 |
| 02 Dec 22+19d | Sandown | Pinsent Masons Introductory Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/10 | 1¾ | 11-2 | — | 93B | 115B | Harry Reed | 18/1 |
| 13 Nov 22+142d | Fontwell | Caz & Tim Cobbold 60th Birthday Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 29 | 11-0 | — | 81C | 89C | Harry Reed | 16/5 |
| 24 Jun 22+17d | Doncaster | Ballyshannon Care Centre Handicap | 6/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 76 | 98A | 68B | Jim Crowley | 10/3 |
| 07 Jun 22+19d | Salisbury | Sorvio Insurance Brokers Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 111A | 69A | Ryan Moore | 5/2 |
| 19 May 22+18d | Lingfield | 10th Barry Gurr Memorial Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/4 | 13 | 9-7 | — | 97C | 63B | Shane Kelly | 10/3 |
| 01 May 22 | Salisbury | British EBF/AJN Steelstock 'Supporting UK Construction' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/4 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 82C | 69B | Richard Kingscote | 5/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Havaila won?
- Havaila (IRE) won 7 of 37 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.9%. Placed 18 times in total (48.6% of starts).
- Who trains Havaila?
- Havaila (IRE) is trained by Gary & Josh Moore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 April 2026.
- Who is Havaila's sire?
- Havaila (IRE) is by Le Havre (IRE) out of Waila (GB), whose sire is Notnowcato.
- What going does Havaila prefer?
- Havaila (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Havaila's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 25 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Havaila's sire's record?
- Le Havre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 5,858 runs since Jan 2008 (750 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.5% from 296.
- Who are Havaila's siblings?
- Out of Waila (GB), Havaila (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Traila (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Traila (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.