JAMES BEST

  • United Kingdom

First Runner  19 Nov 2009
Smokincanon (Gb)  
Wincanton (Gb)  |  Wincanton 'Hands And Heels' Jumps Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conds/Amats)
First Win  25 Mar 2011
Turko (Fr)
Newbury (Gb)  |  Chris Beek Racing Hunters' Chase
Best Horse :
ESTATES RECOVERY  (Timeform Rating 121)
LUSO (GB)  JENDAM (IRE)  [By FOURSTARS ALLSTAR (USA)]
First Group Win (G1):
NICKLE BACK  (03 Feb 2024)
MUSTAMEET (USA)  MILL HOUSE GIRL (IRE)  [By BASANTA (IRE)]

JAMES BEST's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
PU 18 Jun 2025 WOR SHE'S A WOMAN $251 4U OPEN HDLE MDN C4 2m $15,880 ELLA PICKARD 3:44.27
3 of 7 18 Jun 2025 WOR SOLID FUEL $19 5U HCP CHSE C5 2m½f $11,160 JOANNE THOMASON-MURPHY 3:58.01
5 of 12 17 Jun 2025 GBST POSTPONED LEGACY $23 4U HCP HDLE C5 2m70y $14,110 M KEIGHLEY 3:51.85
4 of 4 17 Jun 2025 GBST IN THIS WORLD $23 4U HCP HDLE C3 2m70y $27,030 B R SUMMERS 3:47.80
6 of 6 17 Jun 2025 GBST WEE WILLIE NAIL $126 5U HCP CHSE C5 2m213y $14,110 R C HARPER 4:09.80
7 of 9 14 Jun 2025 GBUT KINGSTON JOY $251 4U OPEN HDLE C4 2m $15,880 K BISHOP 3:53.14
9 of 11 12 Jun 2025 WOR OI OI OI $151 4U OPEN HDLE MDN C4 2m $15,880 HARRIET DICKIN 4:04.65
3 of 8 12 Jun 2025 WOR HOLD YOUR FORT $6.0 5U HCP CHSE C3 2m7f $24,130 MRS D A HAMER 6:00.51
1 of 5 10 Jun 2025 GBFN MORFEE $3.0 5U HCP CHSE C4 3m2f $16,150 SEAMUS MULLINS 6:37.80
5 of 6 09 Jun 2025 SWL STRAITOUTTACOMPTON $51 5U HCP CHSE C5 1m7f182y $11,350 M C CHAPMAN 4:08.60
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Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
M KEIGHLEY 1 7.1% 3 28.6% 14 $22,135 0 0 0 0 $0.64
HARRIET DICKIN 1 10.0% 0 10.0% 10 $7,754 0 0 0 0 $0.50
SEAMUS MULLINS 1 14.3% 1 28.6% 7 $15,365 0 0 0 0 $0.43
MRS D A HAMER 1 16.7% 1 33.3% 6 $19,759 0 0 0 0 $0.67
SARAH-JAYNE DAVIES 0 0.0% 6 33.3% 18 $18,875 0 0 0 0 -
E J BISHOP 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 $1,855 0 0 0 0 -
B R SUMMERS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $2,537 0 0 0 0 -
M C CHAPMAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $749 0 0 0 0 -
N P MULHOLLAND 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $6,239 0 0 0 0 -
SARA ENDER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 - 0 0 0 0 -
TRACEY LEESON 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $1,681 0 0 0 0 -
ELLA PICKARD 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
R C HARPER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
A CHARLTON 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $4,035 0 0 0 0 -
W DE BEST-TURNER 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $1,568 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
M KEIGHLEY 28 9.2% 74 33.7% 303 $443,825 0 0 0 0 $0.72
R WALFORD 26 9.6% 53 29.3% 270 $990,311 0 0 2 0 $0.79
P J HOBBS 26 12.8% 43 34.0% 203 $515,201 0 0 1 1 $0.88
MISS J DU PLESSIS 20 7.3% 63 30.4% 273 $327,324 0 0 0 0 $0.71
K BISHOP 17 9.9% 25 24.6% 171 $126,165 0 0 0 0 $1.01
N P MULHOLLAND 15 9.0% 34 29.3% 167 $346,811 0 0 1 0 $0.89
MRS CAROLINE KEEVIL 15 9.7% 26 26.5% 155 $159,213 0 0 0 0 $0.81
J W MULLINS 10 17.5% 12 38.6% 57 $176,284 0 0 0 0 $2.02
SOPHIE LEECH 7 5.6% 21 22.4% 125 $95,630 0 0 0 0 $0.57
V R A DARTNALL 6 10.3% 13 32.8% 58 $126,078 0 0 0 0 $0.86
JOHNNY FARRELLY 6 10.7% 16 39.3% 56 $101,957 0 0 0 0 $0.82
SEAMUS MULLINS 6 13.0% 8 30.4% 46 $232,509 0 0 0 0 $1.21
MISS E C LAVELLE 6 21.4% 10 57.1% 28 $348,940 0 0 0 0 $2.17
MRS S J HUMPHREY 5 9.4% 13 34.0% 53 $249,089 1 0 0 0 $0.75
MRS D A HAMER 5 27.8% 3 44.4% 18 $83,460 0 0 0 0 $1.13

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 20 5.2% 58 20.3% 385 $555,365 0 0 0 0 $0.53
2023/24 29 7.5% 66 24.5% 388 $967,045 1 0 0 0 $0.79
2022/23 11 3.4% 59 21.7% 322 $430,893 0 0 0 0 $0.39
2021/22 25 6.9% 73 26.9% 364 $532,026 0 0 0 0 $0.56
2020/21 26 5.5% 93 24.9% 477 $443,614 0 0 0 0 $0.60
2019/20 14 7.2% 30 22.6% 195 $394,050 0 0 1 0 $0.58
2018/19 23 6.7% 60 24.2% 343 $745,474 0 0 1 0 $0.68
2017/18 15 5.2% 46 21.1% 289 $393,195 0 0 0 0 $0.47
2016/17 22 6.3% 58 23.1% 347 $482,292 0 0 1 0 $0.54
2015/16 19 6.7% 46 23.0% 282 $310,581 0 0 0 0 $0.52
Overall 280 6.7% 744 17.8% 4189 $6,195,162 1 0 4 1 $0.60