Machete

That one win came at Newcastle on 19 December 2025, and it remains the defining moment of Machete's career so far. It arrived at a distance of a mile and three or four furlongs — the middle-distance trips where Machete is clearly most at home. Over those distances specifically, the record reads 1 win from 8 races, a win rate of 12%, or roughly 1 in every 8 — noticeably better than the overall career picture, which tells you the yard knows where to place this horse to give it the best chance.

Machete typically competes at Class 4, which is solidly mid-level racing in Britain — not the glamour end of the sport, but competitive enough that winning is never easy. At that level, the record stands at 1 win from 7 races (14%), which is roughly 1 in every 7 — and that single win is the career highlight mentioned above. The horse is trained by David O'Meara at Upper Helmsley in North Yorkshire, a yard that has sent out 101 winners this season alone. O'Meara runs a high-volume, well-organised operation, and having a horse like Machete on the books — consistent enough to place, capable of winning at the right track and trip — is exactly the kind of steady performer that keeps a big stable ticking over.

Recent form shows a run of 4-3-6-3-4-6, which is a mixed picture: a couple of placed efforts in there, but nothing that suggests a win is imminent. Machete last raced just one day ago and has not won since that Newcastle success six months ago. Whether there is another victory in the horse is hard to say, but the formula is at least clear — get Machete back to a track like Newcastle, over a mile and three or four furlongs, and the chances improve considerably.