Auntie Jo

Of those 27 races, 12 have come at Newcastle, and both of her wins have happened there. That is not a coincidence — that is a horse that has found her home. She first won at the track back in March 2026, then returned and did it again on 2 June, just four weeks ago. Winning 2 from 12 at a single course might not sound earth-shattering, but for a horse that has struggled to win anywhere else, it speaks to a genuine and repeatable affinity with the place. Some horses simply go better on a particular track — the shape of the bends, the camber of the straight, something in the surface. Whatever it is at Newcastle, Auntie Jo has found it.

Her recent form backs that up. Reading her last six runs from most recent to oldest — 3rd, 5th, 1st, 2nd, 9th, 4th — she raced just yesterday, keeping her current season ticking over, and that winning run sits right in the middle of a consistent recent stretch. The 9th is the only real blip. She also goes well on normal ground conditions, winning 2 of her 16 races on a standard surface — 12% of those, or about 1 in 8 — which is a noticeably better return than her overall record suggests.

She is trained by Katie Scott, operating out of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders — not one of the sport's glamour postcodes, but a yard that has sent out 17 winners this season, which is solid, purposeful work. Jockey Mark Winn has been her most regular partner, riding her in 9 of her 27 races and winning once together — an 11% win rate, or 1 in every 9 rides. That is actually above her overall average, suggesting the combination works.

Auntie Jo is not going to trouble the top races in Britain. But she is a horse in form, trained by someone clearly doing things right, and with a favourite track she keeps coming back to win on. If you see her name on a Newcastle racecard, she is worth a second look.