James Best
Jockey record & statistics — 2015-01-01 to 2026-06-06, from a decade of UK & Irish racing data.
-30.7%
Level-stake ROI (SP)
Over this period James Best has won 240 of 3711 races (a 6.5% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.85 versus the market). Below is the full breakdown by course, going and recent form.
Record by course
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|
| 327 | 25 | 7.6% |
| 269 | 20 | 7.4% |
| 260 | 14 | 5.4% |
| 258 | 18 | 7.0% |
| 242 | 14 | 5.8% |
| 225 | 18 | 8.0% |
| 219 | 11 | 5.0% |
| 190 | 12 | 6.3% |
| 149 | 14 | 9.4% |
| 134 | 7 | 5.2% |
| 128 | 16 | 12.5% |
| 123 | 5 | 4.1% |
| 123 | 3 | 2.4% |
| 116 | 6 | 5.2% |
| 110 | 7 | 6.4% |
Record by going
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|
| 1686 | 104 | 6.2% |
| 1494 | 94 | 6.3% |
| 372 | 29 | 7.8% |
| 143 | 13 | 9.1% |
| 16 | 0 | 0.0% |
Most successful horses
| Horse | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|
| 24 | 5 | 20.8% |
| 18 | 5 | 27.8% |
| 17 | 5 | 29.4% |
| 15 | 5 | 33.3% |
| 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 22 | 4 | 18.2% |
| 19 | 4 | 21.1% |
| 13 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 11 | 4 | 36.4% |
| 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
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Recent runs
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Worcester | Holy Legend (GB) | 2 | 5.0 |
| 2026-06-03 | Warwick | Northern Symphonie (GB) | 5 | 10.0 |
| 2026-06-03 | Warwick | Modern Style (GB) | 3 | 2.6 |
| 2026-05-27 | Newton Abbot | Alberts Bay (IRE) | 6 | 41.0 |
| 2026-05-27 | Newton Abbot | Senor Diaz (IRE) | 3 | 34.0 |
| 2026-05-24 | Uttoxeter | A Dublin Job (IRE) | 6 | 41.0 |
| 2026-05-23 | Bangor-on-Dee | Maybellino (GB) | 9 | 51.0 |
| 2026-05-23 | Bangor-on-Dee | Yes Indeed (FR) | 3 | 7.5 |
| 2026-05-23 | Bangor-on-Dee | Lounge Lizard (GB) | 7 | 51.0 |
| 2026-05-22 | Worcester | Royal Mark (FR) | 9 | 101.0 |
| 2026-05-22 | Worcester | Hopjes (SAF) | 9 | 201.0 |
| 2026-05-22 | Worcester | Mister Forb (GB) | 10 | 67.0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Ffos Las | Alderley Charlie (GB) | 2 | 23.0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Ffos Las | Kates Choice (IRE) | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2026-05-17 | Stratford | Law Of The Jungle (FR) | 3 | 81.0 |
| 2026-05-16 | Uttoxeter | Modern Style (GB) | 2 | 2.6 |
| 2026-05-14 | Fontwell | Holy Legend (GB) | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2026-05-14 | Fontwell | My Lady d'Ex (FR) | 7 | 81.0 |
| 2026-05-12 | Hereford | Launceston (IRE) | 6 | 101.0 |
| 2026-05-11 | Southwell | Provision (GB) | 3 | 51.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-01–2026-06-06. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.