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James Best

Claim: Fully fledged (no claim)
Region: GB
Lowest riding weight: 10-2

Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 7 wins from 101 rides (7%)
Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 ride (0%)
Prize money Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): £66,676 GB
Last 14 days (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 14 rides (14%)
Last winner (GB & IRE): 3 days ago: Holy Legend (GB), Fontwell
Career (GB & IRE since 2009): 329 wins from 4,786 rides (7%)

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Jumps · by race type


Hurdle non-handicap	501	13	2.6%	49	£152,817	€0
Hurdle handicap	585	40	6.8%	108	£410,712	€0
Chase non-handicap	17	1	5.9%	6	£93,798	€1,780
Chase handicap	746	73	9.8%	170	£1,017,933	€0
NH Flat non-handicap	110	1	0.9%	15	£17,568	€0

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

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Jumps · by course


Worcester	161	8	5.0%	32	£76,980
Uttoxeter	121	5	4.1%	21	£77,787
Wincanton	118	8	6.8%	23	£119,217
Fontwell	115	9	7.8%	18	£86,821
Exeter	105	10	9.5%	9	£85,142

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

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Jumps · by month


January	182	11	6.0%	30	£197,020	€0
February	181	14	7.7%	16	£201,922	€0
March	200	13	6.5%	35	£231,354	€0
April	186	8	4.3%	38	£147,724	€0
May	166	11	6.6%	39	£121,893	€1,780

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Jumps · by distance


Up to 2m1f	746	39	5.2%	114	£395,449	€0
2m2f to 2m5f	644	37	5.7%	118	£475,684	€0
2m6f to 3m	347	22	6.3%	67	£290,991	€0
Over 3m	222	30	13.5%	49	£530,705	€1,780

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

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Jumps · by going


Heavy	157	13	8.3%	31	£165,425	€0
Soft	370	19	5.1%	56	£323,455	€0
Good to Soft / Yielding	477	29	6.1%	75	£365,702	€1,780
Good	902	62	6.9%	172	£789,206	€0
Good to Firm / Firm	47	5	10.6%	14	£48,821	€0

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

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Jumps · by class


Grade 1	2	1	50.0%	0	£57,620
Grade 2	6	0	0.0%	2	£30,107
Grade 3	1	0	0.0%	0	£0
Listed	6	0	0.0%	0	£697
Class 1	10	1	10.0%	2	£102,793

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Jumps · by horse age


3yo	43	2	4.7%	4	£16,952
4yo	205	9	4.4%	22	£74,177
5yo	382	20	5.2%	70	£195,076
6yo	424	28	6.6%	71	£271,401
7yo	299	26	8.7%	55	£309,001

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Jumps · by field size


2 to 5 runners	188	22	11.7%	82	£386,162	€0
6 to 8 runners	620	47	7.6%	120	£578,871	€0
9 to 12 runners	834	47	5.6%	120	£554,699	€0
13 to 16 runners	281	11	3.9%	25	£167,221	€1,780
17+ runners	36	1	2.8%	1	£5,875	€0

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Jumps · by days since last run


Debut	109	1	0.9%	11	£16,636	€0
1 to 14 days	208	17	8.2%	43	£191,301	€0
15 to 30 days	698	52	7.4%	157	£702,892	€0
31 to 60 days	457	35	7.7%	88	£501,032	€1,780
61 to 120 days	188	10	5.3%	20	£133,276	€0

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Jumps · by first-time headgear


First time headgear	106	5	4.7%	12	£44,615	€0
Headgear (worn before)	820	54	6.6%	154	£714,173	€1,780
No headgear	1,033	69	6.7%	182	£934,041	€0

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Jumps · by trainer (top 30)


Martin Keighley	261	25	9.6%	63	£221,060	€1,780
Sarah-Jayne Davies	175	7	4.0%	32	£102,925	€0
Seamus Mullins	92	13	14.1%	20	£217,651	€0
Harriet Dickin	89	6	6.7%	11	£43,835	€0
Neil Mulholland	74	2	2.7%	13	£41,246	€0

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Jumps · by owner (top 20)


Andrew Gough	29	0	0.0%	7	£13,980
Mrs Celia Djivanovic	26	6	23.1%	11	£170,709
Miss J Du Plessis	25	2	8.0%	3	£18,217
Mrs Ann Leftley	22	2	9.1%	7	£61,841
Andrew Gough	21	2	9.5%	7	£19,459

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Record by season (last 10)


2026/27	Jumps	101	7	6.9%	25	£66,676	€0	4/59	101	0
2025/26	Jumps	353	29	8.2%	52	£289,978	€1,780	23/173	352	1
2024/25	Jumps	430	27	6.3%	60	£329,533	€0	20/216	430	0
2023/24	Jumps	357	18	5.0%	70	£435,406	€0	13/196	357	0
2022/23	Jumps	271	11	4.1%	43	£213,215	€0	9/162	271	0

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Matched or beat their market rank


Last 14 days	14	10	71.4%
Jumps 2026/27	101	72	71.3%

Results-only market proxy: share of runners that finished in the same place as, or better than, their SP rank (favourite = 1). Not a ratings-based running-to-form figure. Season figure refreshed nightly.

Quick answers

How many winners has James Best ridden this season?: In the 2026/27 jumps season, James Best has ridden 7 winners from 101 rides in Britain and Ireland (7%), plus no winners from 1 ride in the 2026 Flat season.
How much prize money has James Best won this season?: James Best's mounts have won £66,676 in Britain in the 2026/27 jumps season.
Does James Best claim a weight allowance?: James Best does not claim a weight allowance.
How many winners has James Best ridden in total?: James Best has ridden 329 winners from 4,786 rides in Britain and Ireland since 2009 (7%). Rides abroad are not included.
How much prize money has James Best won in total?: James Best's mounts have earned £3,849,099 in Britain and €1,780 in Ireland since 2009. Rides abroad are not included.
How many Group or Grade 1 races has James Best won?: James Best has won 1 Group or Grade 1 race in Britain and Ireland in the last 10 years, most recently with Nickle Back (IRE) in the Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) at Sandown on 3 February 2024.
Who has been James Best's most successful horse in the last 12 months?: James Best's most successful horse in Britain and Ireland over the last 12 months is Holy Legend (GB), with 4 wins.
Where does James Best have the most winners?: Southwell is James Best's most successful course over jumps since the start of the 2021/22 season, with 13 winners from 102 rides (13%).
Which trainer does James Best ride the most winners for?: James Best's most successful trainer partnership over jumps since the start of the 2021/22 season in Britain and Ireland is with Martin Keighley: 25 winners from 261 rides (10%).
What are James Best's next rides?: James Best has 6 rides booked in the next 7 days, starting with Daring To Dream for Harriet Dickin in the 16:30 at Plumpton on 19 October 2026.

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