Tony Joe

The one win that does sit on Tony Joe's record came at Hexham on 11 October 2025, and it arrived in the kind of conditions where this horse looks most at home: a long-distance race over two miles or more. In those tests of stamina, Tony Joe has won 1 from 3 races — that's a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in 3, which is a genuinely strong return at any level. The horse simply seems to thrive when races are run at a distance that sorts out who really wants to keep galloping and who doesn't. Tony Joe is clearly one who does.

Regular jockey Jack Andrews has been in the saddle for 5 of those 7 races, and the pair have found the winner's enclosure together once — a 20% win rate, or 1 win in every 5 rides. That's a solid partnership at Class 4 level, where Tony Joe does most of its racing and has won 1 from 4 attempts, a 25% win rate. Class 4 sits in the middle of the competitive ladder — not the very top, but a genuine test — and winning at that level, even occasionally, takes real ability.

The Ellis yard has had a productive season, sending out 24 winners, which tells you this is a training operation that knows how to get a horse ready to perform. Tony Joe raced just yesterday, so whatever comes next, this is a horse in active work and clearly being kept fresh. The recent run of form — a 3rd place among the last few outings — suggests the pieces are still there for another win. Whether that comes at Hexham again, or somewhere else over a good long trip, Tony Joe is the kind of honest, straightforward competitor that makes racing worth following.