Macarone

What the numbers reveal is a horse with a clear comfort zone. On normal ground, Macarone has won 3 of 11 races — that is a 27% win rate, meaning it wins more than 1 in every 4 times conditions are in its favour. That is a meaningful edge. Strip away those ideal conditions and the record looks considerably thinner. At Class 6, where it has won 4 from 13 races — nearly 1 in 3 — the picture is similarly clear: put Macarone in the right grade on the right surface, and it becomes a genuinely competitive animal.

Franny Norton has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding Macarone in 6 races together for 1 win. That 1-in-6 record together roughly mirrors the horse's overall average, suggesting the partnership works but has not unlocked anything extra. The last win came at Wolverhampton in October 2025, six months ago now, and the recent run of form — finishing fourth, ninth, fifth, fourth, seventh, and ninth across the last six races — tells a story of a horse going through a frustrating lean spell. It raced just yesterday, so the team are clearly keeping it busy and searching for the right opportunity to get back into the winner's enclosure.

Macarone's first win came at Beverley in August 2023, and the trajectory since has been steady rather than spectacular. This is a horse that operates comfortably within its level, peaks on a normal surface, and earns placings even when the wins are not coming. For a yard like Furtado's, where volume and consistency matter, that is exactly the kind of dependable character that keeps a racing operation ticking over.