Jo Arengeot Bey AA

That changed at Uttoxeter on 2nd May 2026, when Jo Arengeot Bey AA finally got its head in front for the first time. It's worth pausing on that — a first career win at seven years old, after 13 races without one, takes a certain persistence from everyone involved. McCain's yard is clearly in fine form this season, having sent out 55 winners, so it's encouraging that this horse has now contributed to that tally.

The curious footnote is the record with regular jockey Theo Gillard. The two have teamed up six times without finding the winner's enclosure together — 0 from 6. That's a frustrating sequence, especially since the eventual winning ride presumably came with someone else in the saddle. It's not necessarily anyone's fault; sometimes a partnership just doesn't click, or the right race simply hadn't come along.

Most of Jo Arengeot Bey AA's career has been spent in Class 5 company — the bread-and-butter level of British racing — and even there the record reads 0 wins from 8 attempts before the Uttoxeter breakthrough. That win appears to have come in a different race category, which suggests the horse may actually perform better when stepped slightly away from its usual level. Recent form shows a win and a sixth placing in the last few runs, and with a race just yesterday, this is a horse very much in active training and on the radar right now. Whether that Uttoxeter win opens a new chapter, or remains the career highlight, is the question worth watching.