The most telling sign of progress is what has happened to his win rate. Last year, he was winning roughly 1 in every 14 races. This season, that has improved to 1 in every 12 — 43 winners from 505 runners. That might not sound dramatic, but in a game of fine margins, shifting from 7% to 9% represents real, meaningful improvement. And over the last two weeks, the yard has been running even hotter: 3 winners from 23 runners, a 13% clip that suggests his horses are in particularly good shape right now.
Furtado also has a clear preference for conditions. On slightly soft ground — when there has been a little rain and the going is on the easy side — he wins 5 from every 37 runners, a 14% win rate that comfortably beats his season average. Trainers who understand how their horses handle different ground conditions have a genuine edge, and Furtado appears to be one of them. Pontefract is another thread worth following: he has sent out 3 winners from 22 runners there, which makes it a track to keep in mind whenever his name appears in the racecard.
His most reliable partnership in the saddle is with jockey Jason Hart, who has ridden 7 winners from 72 races for the yard — roughly 1 in every 10. That is a solid, consistent working relationship built on a decent sample of races, and when Hart is booked for a Furtado horse, the combination has a track record worth respecting. By contrast, the partnership with Chemistry has yet to click, drawing a blank across 5 races together — a reminder that in racing, not every combination finds its rhythm.
Still only four years into the job, Furtado is a trainer whose trajectory points upward. The improvement in win rate, the hot recent form, and the clear pattern of when and where his horses perform best are all the hallmarks of someone learning fast and getting better at it.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 109 | 14 | 12.8% |
| Southwell | 99 | 5 | 5.1% |
| Wolverhampton | 59 | 8 | 13.6% |
| Doncaster | 32 | 4 | 12.5% |
| Pontefract | 22 | 3 | 13.6% |
| Redcar | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| York | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
| Thirsk | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Chester | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| chelmsford | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| Beverley | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Musselburgh | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Nottingham | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Ripon | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Kempton Park | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Haydock Park | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayr | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Carlisle | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Newmarket | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Wetherby | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Epsom Downs | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Hamilton Park | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Lingfield Park | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% |