Horse profile
Havana Notion (GB)
5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer John James Feane · Last owner Prosperous One Syndicate
by Havana Grey (GB) out of Copy-Cat (GB) (Lion Cavern)
43 runs · 6 courses · from May 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2025 — 438 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 11th of 12
3 wins · Tipperary & Dundalk (AW)
Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile
Havana Notion won three of 43 starts, all in handicaps. Two of those wins came at Tipperary over under 6f, on good and on good to firm, while the third came at Dundalk over 6f to 7f on standard going. The gelding, who was aged 5 at his last run in Aug 2025, finished 11 of 12 at the Curragh that day off an official rating of 42, 21lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 3–43Wins / Runs
- 7%Strike rate
- 10 (23.3%)Placed
- −18.00£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 0.45Fair A/E n=42 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 161 d
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 rating42↓ 21lb off peak
42
42–63
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 108A | 83.5 | — |
| Good | 12 | 103A | 77.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 80A | 72.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 114A | 78 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 108A | 80 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 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 10 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 7 (70%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 4,593 runs since Mar 2022 (419 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 421.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +14.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 924 | 144 | 15.6% | +2.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,103 | 148 | 13.4% | +0.2 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 420 | 44 | 10.5% | −2.7 | — |
| Soft | 443 | 55 | 12.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 92 | 7 | 7.6% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,589 | 204 | 12.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,376 | 219 | 15.9% | +2.7 | 2 from 22 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,680 | 330 | 12.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 21 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 421 | 42 | 10% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 105 | 17 | 16.2% | +3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Copy-Cat (GB) (Lion Cavern)
10 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Hard Solution (GB) (10 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Pastoral Player (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard Solution (GB) | 95 | 10 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Pastoral Player (GB) | 81 | 9 | 6f–1m | Group 3 |
| Laudatory (GB) | 61 | 8 | 7f–2m1f | Class 2 |
| Chil The Kite (GB) | 35 | 6 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Kings Falcon (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Chataway (GB) | 3 | 1 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Cliffhanger (GB) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Gilt Linked (GB) | 10 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Foxcatcher (GB) | 8 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Plagiarise (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 1 | 4% | −19.50 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 26 | 1 | 4% | −19.50 |
| Down Royal | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tipperary | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.50 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 2 | 9% | −3.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 1 | 5% | −14.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Horgan | 15 | 3 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W J Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Sheehy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 39 | 3 | 8% | −14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +3.00 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Aug 25+36d | Curragh | Kwiff: Proud Sponsors Of The Supercharge Series Handicap Sat close to pace early - dropped back approaching 2f out - faded steadily inside final 2f - finished 11th | 11/12 | hd | 8-2 | 42 | 76A | 42A | Keithen Kennedy | 25/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+16d | Down Royal | Ampion Testing Across UK And Ireland Handicap (0-60) Went straight to front early - driven to keep advantage before losing top spot inside final furlong - unable to find more in closing stages - finished 8th beaten 4 lengths | 8/12 | ¾ | 8-13 | 44 | 67A | 56A | Hugh Horgan | 12/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+34d | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Apprentice Handicap Settled up with the pace early - shared the lead approaching halfway - pushed along and lost the advantage a furlong out then unable to find more late | 5/9 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 44 | 99A | 62A | Rory Mulligan | 7/2 |
| 29 May 25+55d | Fairyhouse | See You Next Friday Handicap (0-60) Raced enthusiastically early and disputed the front - overtaken with two furlongs left and asked for effort - lost place in the final furlong to finish well beaten | 16/18 | nk | 9-2 | 46 | 63C | 48A | Adam Caffrey | 12/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) Sat handy behind the front group and travelled fresh early - 5th at halfway - urged for effort entering the straight - driven approaching the final furlong - held safe with little more to give and finished 6th | 6/7 | nk | 9-7 | 50 | 78A | 58A | Robert Whearty | 7/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Saturday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) Held midfield to the wide side keeping strong hold - pressed for effort with 2f left - faded to finish 11th | 11/14 | nk | 9-3 | 50 | 59B | 53A | Robert Whearty | 5/1 |
| 21 Mar 25+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap (47-65) Sat second early on and fighting for control - went to the front with a furlong and a half remaining - challenged hard and matched inside the last - overhauled near the line - just denied for third | 3/11 | shd | 8-9 | 47 | 89A | 71A | Robert Whearty | 14/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command inside final two furlongs - dropped to 5th and unable to find more late finish | 9/13 | nk | 9-1 | 50 | 93B | 65A | Seamie Heffernan | 25/1 |
| 27 Jan 25+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Held a forward position early - pressed for effort into the straight then slipped back to 7th inside the final furlong - faded late to finish 11th | 11/13 | nse | 9-6 | 54 | 72B | 53A | Hugh Horgan | 40/1 |
| 14 Jan 25+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Raced up with the pace fighting for control early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away to finish 14th | 14/14 | 1 | 9-4 | 57 | 66B | 44A | Hugh Horgan | 22/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 24+152d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Settled just behind the front group early - pressed for effort in 6th with 2f to run - dropped away through the finish to come home 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 9-5 | 58 | 65B | 46A | Hugh Horgan | 20/1 |
| 19 Jul 24+16d | Down Royal | Proparamedics Handicap (47-65) | 9/12 | 1 | 9-7 | 61 | 73A | 55A | Hugh Horgan | 5/1 |
| 03 Jul 24+12d | Tipperary | Botanica International Apprentice Handicap | 1/10 | 9-4 | 55 | 114A | 83A | Hugh Horgan | 17/2 | |
| 21 Jun 24+7d | Down Royal | G Dunlop Electrical Handicap | 3/12 | dht | 8-1 | 55 | 103A | 64A | Keithen Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+6d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Handicap (47-65) | 7/17 | nse | 9-2 | 55 | 60C | 64A | Hugh Horgan | 17/2 |
| 08 Jun 24+32d | Navan | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) | 9/16 | shd | 8-12 | 56 | 79C | 67A | Hugh Horgan | 9/1 |
| 07 May 24+46d | Navan | Navan Handicap (47-65) | 3/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 77A | 73A | Hugh Horgan | 22/1 |
| 22 Mar 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap (47-65) | 9/12 | ½ | 9-7 | 57 | 68A | 59A | Robert Whearty | 15/2 |
| 15 Mar 24+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy St Patrick's Weekend Handicap (47-65) | 8/14 | shd | 9-13 | 59 | 85B | 73A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/2 |
| 09 Feb 24+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap | 6/8 | 1 | 8-2 | 60 | 92A | 60A | Wesley Joyce | 5/1 |
| 31 Jan 24+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-0 | 61 | 108A | 66A | Robert Whearty | 4/1 |
| 26 Jan 24+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) | 5/14 | ½ | 9-8 | 61 | 70B | 76A | Hugh Horgan | 10/3 |
| 16 Jan 24+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 9-1 | 56 | 92B | 75A | Hugh Horgan | 11/2 | |
| 2023 · 17 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | hd | 9-4 | 56 | 87B | 77A | Robert Whearty | 13/2 |
| 01 Dec 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 2/14 | nk | 9-8 | 54 | 96B | 84A | Robert Whearty | 13/2 |
| 24 Nov 23+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Celebrates 20 Years 29th November Handicap (47-65) | 7/14 | hd | 9-1 | 54 | 74B | 63A | Robert Whearty | 15/2 |
| 15 Nov 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) | 2/14 | ½ | 8-8 | 52 | 99B | 74A | Robert Whearty | 11/1 |
| 01 Nov 23+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 10/14 | 1 | 9-4 | 53 | 82B | 64A | W J Lee | 16/5F |
| 06 Oct 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | 2½ | 9-0 | 56 | 51B | 51A | Hugh Horgan | 7/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap (47-75) | 5/14 | 2½ | 8-11 | 58 | 80B | 69A | Danny Sheehy | 10/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+15d | Curragh | Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap | 17/17 | 1 | 8-3 | 61 | 67C | 26C | Cian Horgan | 16/1 |
| 11 Aug 23+27d | Tipperary | Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle On 26th August Handicap | 8/10 | 3 | 8-7 | 62 | 80A | 37A | Jamie Powell | 12/1 |
| 15 Jul 23+10d | Navan | Woods & Partners 10 Year Anniversary Handicap | 16/17 | nk | 9-0 | 63 | 68C | 32C | Hugh Horgan | 5/1 |
| 05 Jul 23+12d | Tipperary | Botanica International Apprentice Handicap | 1/16 | 8-9 | 58 | 95C | 74A | Hugh Horgan | 8/1 | |
| 23 Jun 23+7d | Down Royal | Future Ticketing Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (47-70) | 5/12 | hd | 8-11 | 58 | 95A | 71A | Hugh Horgan | 9/2F |
| 16 Jun 23+84d | Fairyhouse | Chill & Grill At Fairyhouse Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 8-4 | 58 | 80A | 64A | Danny Sheehy | 7/1 |
| 24 Mar 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Win 50K Weekly With ITV7 For Free Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 8-12 | 61 | 90A | 62A | Jamie Powell | 10/3J |
| 10 Mar 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Racing Thursday March 16th At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) | 5/14 | 1 | 8-3 | 62 | 103B | 58A | Jamie Powell | 4/1J |
| 03 Mar 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap | 5/14 | hd | 9-4 | 62 | 95B | 68A | Gary Carroll | 9/4F |
| 17 Feb 23+63d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Handicap | 3/10 | nk | 9-3 | 61 | 86A | 74A | W J Lee | 5/4F |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 22+49d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Maiden | 4/10 | 4¾ | 9-7 | — | 65A | 78A | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| 28 Oct 22+161d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 6/11 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 61A | 56A | Gary Carroll | 18/1 |
| 20 May 22 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Series Maiden | 13/18 | nk | 9-3 | — | 51C | 53A | Gary Carroll | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Havana Notion won?
- Havana Notion (GB) won 3 of 43 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 7%. Placed 10 times in total (23.3% of starts).
- Who trained Havana Notion?
- Havana Notion (GB) was trained by John James Feane on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 23 August 2025.
- Who is Havana Notion's sire?
- Havana Notion (GB) is by Havana Grey (GB) out of Copy-Cat (GB), whose sire is Lion Cavern.
- What going does Havana Notion prefer?
- Havana Notion (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Havana Notion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 23 August 2025. The highest on record is 63.
- What is Havana Notion's sire's record?
- Havana Grey (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 4,593 runs since Mar 2022 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 421.
- Who are Havana Notion's siblings?
- Out of Copy-Cat (GB), Havana Notion (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Hard Solution (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Pastoral Player (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.