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James Best: Jockey Form, Stats and Records

James Best has ridden 329 winners from 4791 rides, a strike rate of 7%. A further 854 finished second or third. The record reads best at Doncaster, where 6 wins from 33 is 18% against 7% everywhere else.

A record is what has happened, not a forecast of what will.

Today and tomorrow

Time Course Horse Best price
4:35 Worcester Lord of All Saints 25/1 Bet365 bet365
5:10 Worcester Docteur Romeo 8/1 Bet365 bet365

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By course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Exeter 409 33 8% +200.46
Taunton 354 27 8% -113.97
Newton Abbot 342 25 7% -118.87
Wincanton 332 17 5% -201.61
Chepstow 304 24 8% -116.77
Worcester 301 14 5% -157.40
Fontwell 274 32 12% -48.82
Uttoxeter 247 16 6% -115.62
Stratford 195 18 9% -4.70
Plumpton 162 10 6% -66.12
Southwell 155 18 12% -28.26
Hereford 144 5 3% -109.25

By distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 855 46 5% -417.33
20f 399 28 7% -192.21
16.5f 388 22 6% +121.65
24f 311 26 8% -32.97
19.5f 276 14 5% -154.70
17f 258 16 6% -24.00
19f 255 26 10% -36.98
21.5f 244 6 2% -202.52
21f 204 14 7% -86.02
23f 180 11 6% -113.12
18.5f 158 6 4% -101.50
20.5f 155 11 7% -87.92

Best trainers to ride for

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Martin Keighley 350 31 9% -118.57
Jackie Du Plessis 289 24 8% -67.99
Robert Walford 270 26 10% -57.42
Philip Hobbs 230 26 11% -51.32
Kevin Bishop 198 19 10% -3.58
Caroline Keevil 189 17 9% -62.77
Sarah-Jayne Davies 175 7 4% -107.67
Neil Mulholland 174 16 9% -18.71
Sophie Leech 129 9 7% -46.37
Seamus Mullins 123 18 15% +92.66
Nigel Hawke 102 7 7% +245.90
Rob Summers 94 5 5% -61.00

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