Jockey Details

James Best

350 Rides 28 Wins (8.0%) 53 Places (15.1%)
Rides - Today & Tomorrow (3)
Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Odds
Wed 18:55 Warwick 3m2f Walkinthecotswolds (IRE) Harriet Dickin 28/1
Wed 19:30 Warwick 2m3f Modern Style (GB) Nigel Hawke 2/1
Wed 20:00 Warwick 3m Northern Symphonie (GB) Harriet Dickin 10/1
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 100)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
27/05/26
16:23 		Newton Abbot 2m2½f Alberts Bay (IRE) Jackie Du Plessis 6 7 11-5 40/1
In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out(tchd 50/1)
27/05/26
15:53 		Newton Abbot 3m2f Moroder (IRE) Seamus Mullins 99 - 11-7 9/1
Raced in second - lost second when mistake 8th - pulled up after 13th(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
27/05/26
15:23 		Newton Abbot 2m5f Senor Diaz (IRE) Jimmy Frost 3rd 13 10-7 33/1
Prominent - led 8th - headed 2 out - weakened last(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)
27/05/26
14:53 		Newton Abbot 2m1f Amhranai I Chanin 99 - 10-8 200/1
Took keen hold - always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 250/1 tchd 150/1)
24/05/26
16:03 		Uttoxeter 2m4f A Dublin Job (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 6 3.5 10-2 40/1
Prominent - pressed winner before 4 out - weakened before 3 out
23/05/26
17:20 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m½f Maybellino Martin Keighley 9 99 11-2 50/1
Always behind(op 33/1)
23/05/26
16:10 		Bangor-on-Dee 3m Lounge Lizard (GB) Sarah Humphrey 7 7 10-11 50/1
Led but pestered - faced challenge before 3 out - headed and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 33/1)
23/05/26
15:32 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m1½f Yes Indeed (FR) Martin Keighley 3rd 19 11-11 13/2
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 3 out - rallied and went third before last - weakened run-in(op 6/1)
23/05/26
13:50 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m½f Winter Life (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 10-11 250/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position before 5th - weakening when not fluent 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 80/1)
22/05/26
19:11 		Worcester 2m Royal Mark (FR) Sarah-Jayne Davies 9 30 11-4 100/1
Raced in second - disputed lead 4th - prominent 6th - weakened 3 out(tchd 125/1)
22/05/26
18:41 		Worcester 2m Hopjes (SAF) Harriet Dickin 9 7.5 11-4 200/1
Always behind
22/05/26
18:06 		Worcester 2m Mister Forb Harriet Dickin 10 59 11-2 66/1
Towards rear - weakened 5f out - tailed off(op 40/1)
20/05/26
17:22 		Ffos Las 2m4f Kates Choice (IRE) Nikki Evans 1st Won 11-10 4/1
Held up in rear - headway 7th - led narrowly and going easily when hit 2 out - cajoled along approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - pushed out(op 5/1)
20/05/26
15:50 		Ffos Las 3m Alderley Charlie (GB) Polly Gundry 2nd 5.5 10-7 22/1
In touch with leaders - smooth headway 8th - pressed leader 9th - led before 3 out - headed 2 out - outpaced approaching last - no match for winner(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
17/05/26
17:35 		Stratford 2m½f Law Of The Jungle Joe Ponting 3rd .5 11-0 80/1
Slowly away - in rear - headway halfway - weakened 3f out(op 33/1)
16/05/26
20:30 		Uttoxeter 2m Modern Style (GB) Nigel Hawke 2nd .5 11-1 13/8F
Raced in third - went second approaching last - kept on(op 9/4 tchd 6/4)
16/05/26
19:55 		Uttoxeter 2m4f Legendary Day (GB) Barry Brennan 99 - 11-7 40/1
Prominent - pressed leader 3rd - pulled up before 4th - lame(op 33/1)
14/05/26
20:10 		Fontwell 2m1½f My Lady d'Ex Richard Hobson 7 12 10-3 80/1
(op 33/1)
14/05/26
19:40 		Fontwell 2m2f Holy Legend (GB) Alexandra Dunn 1st Won 10-2 4/1
In touch with leaders - headway and led before 3 out - ridden and faced challenge before 2 out - went clear run-in - readily(op 11/2)
12/05/26
16:45 		Hereford 2m3½f Launceston (IRE) Joe Ponting 6 29 10-2 100/1
Prominent - not fluent 3rd - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 80/1)
11/05/26
17:47 		Southwell 2m4½f Shengai Enki (FR) Barry Brennan 99 - 11-8 50/1
In touch with leaders - lost position after 7th - pulled up after 3 out(op 40/1)
11/05/26
17:17 		Southwell 2m Provision (GB) Barry Brennan 3rd 16 10-12 50/1
Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - headway before 2 out - weakening when 11 lengths down and hampered and left in modest third last(tchd 40/1)
10/05/26
17:10 		Ludlow 2m5f Ramaah (GB) Sarah-Jayne Davies 5 24 10-2 25/1
Midfield - hit 5th - headway 7th - weakened before 3 out - jumped right last(tchd 18/1)
10/05/26
16:37 		Ludlow 2m4f Northern Symphonie (GB) Harriet Dickin 3rd 16 11-6 10/1
Led - headed but prominent when slow jump 3rd - hit 11th - lost third 3 out - weakened 2 out - went third again last(op 8/1)
06/05/26
19:42 		Fontwell 2m3½f Footloose Man (GB) Richard Hobson 6 8.5 10-8 9/1
Held up in rear - hit 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 11/1)
06/05/26
18:42 		Fontwell 3m2f Stadmallen (IRE) Jane Williams 4 1.75 10-2 10/1
In touch with leaders - headway after 9th - outpaced after 15th - rallied before 3 out - weakened before last(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
06/05/26
18:12 		Fontwell 2m1½f Regal Icon Seamus Mullins 99 - 11-2 150/1
Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - headed after 3 out - prominent when fell 2 out
05/05/26
17:22 		Ffos Las 2m5½f Rangatira Jack (GB) Linda Blackford 2nd 2.75 11-0 10/1
Prominent early - led 3rd - good jump 12th - headed 4 out - switched right before 2 out - no chance with winner before last(op 8/1 tchd 11/1)
05/05/26
16:48 		Ffos Las 2m4f Play On Court Harriet Dickin 7 13 11-12 33/1
Held up in rear - headway 5th - disputing third after 7th - weakening when hit 2 out
05/05/26
14:48 		Ffos Las 2m Prince Rhinegold (IRE) Linda Blackford 5 0.1 10-4 12/1
Prominent - not fluent 4 out - outpaced before 3 out - rallied before last - weakened run-in
04/05/26
17:00 		Warwick 2m Continuance (GB) Martin Keighley 4 1.75 12-2 9/1
Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - went fourth just after 2 out - no impression run-in(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
04/05/26
16:25 		Warwick 2m4f Dj Pete (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 3rd 3.75 11-5 10/1
Took keen hold - raced in second - pressed leader from 5th - not fluent 12th - lost position then not fluent 5 out - pecked on landing 4 out - outpaced 2 out - no chance but kept on and went third final strides(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
04/05/26
15:15 		Warwick 2m Yes Indeed (FR) Martin Keighley 3rd 3.75 11-13 7/1
Soon pressed leader - led 7th - headed then lost second on turn before 2 out - soon raced awkwardly and no extra(op 15/2)
02/05/26
14:30 		Punchestown (IRE) 3m½f Escaria Ten (FR) Martin Keighley 3rd 3.75 11-7 14/1
Midfield - slightly hampered 10th - headway after 14th - prominent 16th - led 3 out - headed approaching last - lost second when no extra run-in(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
25/04/26
13:13 		Sandown 2m Whitletts Harriet Dickin 99 - 10-2 40/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway 3 out - lost action just before 2 out - soon pulled up(tchd 50/1)
23/04/26
16:30 		Warwick 2m3f Major Major (IRE) Cynthia Woods 8 65 10-3 100/1
Took keen hold - prominent - lost position 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 66/1)
22/04/26
19:30 		Taunton 2m3f Modern Style (GB) Nigel Hawke 1st Won 10-13 2/5F
(op 4/9 tchd 4/11 and tchd 1/2)
22/04/26
19:00 		Taunton 3m Sage Green (IRE) Syd Hosie 3rd 1 11-8 11/2
Raced in last - headway before 4 out - went second before 2 out - hung left and no extra after last(op 7/2)
22/04/26
18:30 		Taunton 2m½f Daring To Dream (GB) Harriet Dickin 6 0.3 11-3 9/1
In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 15/2)
22/04/26
17:30 		Taunton 3m Bee's Kiss Jimmy Frost 7 12 10-2 50/1
Prominent - pressed leader before 3 out - bit short of room and weakened before 2 out(op 66/1)
22/04/26
16:53 		Taunton 2m3f Docteur Romeo (FR) Nicky Martin 5 20 11-5 80/1
Led - headed before 2nd - pressed leaders before 4 out - weakened after 3 out - not fluent 2 out
21/04/26
18:42 		Ffos Las 3m Stadmallen (IRE) Jane Williams 99 - 10-2 12/1
Prominent - fell 10th(op 22/1)
19/04/26
16:02 		Plumpton 3m1½f Morfee (IRE) Seamus Mullins 3rd 3 11-6 7/2
Pressed leader - led after 8th - headed before 13th - led again after 3 out - ridden and headed approaching last - no extra final 110yds(op 9/2)
18/04/26
15:02 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m3½f Shengai Enki (FR) Barry Brennan 5 9 11-13 50/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to last after 3 out - stayed on approaching last(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
18/04/26
13:52 		Bangor-on-Dee 3m Harksman (GB) Martin Keighley 7 8.5 10-6 40/1
Took keen hold - soon pressed leader - led 12th - headed 4 out - rallied before 3 out - soon briefly led again - outpaced after 3 out - weakened after 2 out (vet said gelding lost left-hind shoe)
17/04/26
19:10 		Exeter 2m½f Modern Style (GB) Nigel Hawke 1st Won 10-4 25/1
In touch with leaders - headway when not fluent 4 out - led before 3 out - soon clear - pushed along and went further clear approaching last - eased final 110yds - easily(tchd 22/1 and tchd 40/1)
17/04/26
17:40 		Exeter 2m2½f Rangatira Jack (GB) Linda Blackford 4 18 11-2 4/1J
Prominent - not fluent 5th - led just before 6th - headed just after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakening when bumped rival run-in - finished 3rd - placed 4th(op 11/2)
16/04/26
17:30 		Hereford 2m Hopjes (SAF) Harriet Dickin 11 13 11-4 200/1
Took keen hold - prominent - weakened quickly after 3 out(op 150/1)
15/04/26
17:00 		Haydock 3m1½f Minella Crooner (IRE) Sarah Humphrey 99 - 10-13 66/1
Prominent - bad mistake 1st - lost position 10th - slow jump and lost touch 11th - pulled up 12th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 1st fence and was never travelling thereafter)(op 40/1)
15/04/26
15:50 		Haydock 3m4½f The Grey Man (GB) Harriet Dickin 99 - 10-8 12/1
Midfield - headway and prominent 2nd - mistake 16th - weakened 3 out - pulled up last(tchd 11/1)
14/04/26
15:55 		Market Rasen 2m1f O'Grady's Hill (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 5 1.5 10-8 11/1
In touch with leaders - hung right and weakened before 2 out(op 10/1)
13/04/26
16:30 		Hexham 2m4f Blended Stealth (GB) Lizzie Quinlan 6 9.5 10-2 40/1
Midfield - niggled along but headway before 4 out - soon outpaced - lost ground before 2 out - soon no chance
13/04/26
15:30 		Hexham 3m Muroor (GB) Lizzie Quinlan 99 - 10-2 100/1
Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear 2nd - weakened before 12th - pulled up before 13th(op 50/1)
13/04/26
14:30 		Hexham 1m7½f Nonbinding (IRE) Victor Thompson 5 12 10-3 80/1
Towards rear - hampered 6th - headway when not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 66/1)
12/04/26
17:20 		Ffos Las 3m Bradman (GB) Kevin Bishop 99 - 11-4 18/1
In touch with leaders - headway before 8th - weakened quickly before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)
12/04/26
16:50 		Ffos Las 3m Flemenstide (IRE) Thomas Faulkner 99 - 11-1 20/1
Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 9th - awkward jump 11th - mistake 12th - weakened after 13th - tailed off when pulled up 3 out (usual 4 out) (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 28/1)
12/04/26
16:20 		Ffos Las 2m3½f Just Aidan (IRE) Harriet Dickin 3rd 3.25 11-3 12/1
Raced in third - outpaced after 2 out - hit last(op 14/1)
12/04/26
15:13 		Ffos Las 2m Toni's Legacy (GB) Kevin Bishop 10 1 10-10 300/1
In rear - some headway 3rd - mistake and weakened 3 out(op 150/1)
11/04/26
16:40 		Chepstow 2m3½f Sophie Power (FR) Harriet Dickin 6 13 11-7 33/1
Prominent - led and faced challenge before 3 out - headed and weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)
11/04/26
13:40 		Chepstow 2m Dj Pete (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 11-0 7/2
Prominent - pushed along 2nd - hit 3rd - not fluent 4th - dropped to last 5th - lost touch 5 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 9/2)
11/04/26
12:35 		Chepstow 2m Whitletts Harriet Dickin 3rd 1.25 10-7 33/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - prominent after 1st - pressed winner 2 out - lost second last - kept on(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)
10/04/26
13:57 		Sedgefield 2m5f Paramaribo (IRE) Victor Thompson 99 - 10-2 25/1
Pressed leader on outer - led narrowly 10th - fell 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
09/04/26
16:15 		Taunton 3m4½f Moroder (IRE) Seamus Mullins 2nd 1.75 12-0 20/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly after 14th - headed 2 out - rallied after last - stayed on(op 16/1)
07/04/26
16:10 		Exeter 2m3f Holy Legend (GB) Alexandra Dunn 6 10 10-6 9/1
In touch with leaders - prominent 9th - not fluent and lost position 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out(op 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
06/04/26
17:05 		Hereford 2m Falconella David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 4 .75 10-2 25/1
Held up in rear - headway back straight - pressed leaders going easily 3f out - not clear run home turn - outpaced from over 1f out(op 18/1)
06/04/26
15:20 		Hereford 3m1½f Despereaux (FR) Jane Williams 5 .75 11-10 6/1
Disputed lead - lost position 3 out - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 11/2)
06/04/26
14:45 		Hereford 2m Ramaah (GB) Sarah-Jayne Davies 8 0.2 10-2 25/1
Midfield - lost position 5th - in rear when jumped right 2 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 22/1)
05/04/26
14:55 		Plumpton 2m2f Major Major (IRE) Cynthia Woods 9 10 11-2 50/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - dropped to rear 6th - weakened before 2 out
04/04/26
16:55 		Newton Abbot 2m1f My Lady d'Ex Richard Hobson 9 7 11-0 6/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - weakened and lost touch inside final furlong(op 17/2 and tchd 10/1)
02/04/26
17:15 		Chepstow 2m Graciousandplenty Joe Ponting 11 99 10-2 200/1
Took keen hold - midfield - weakened 6f out - tailed off(op 150/1)
02/04/26
16:39 		Chepstow 2m7½f Home And Dry (IRE) Thomas Faulkner 7 36 11-12 50/1
Prominent - not fluent 2nd - weakened 3 out(op 40/1)
02/04/26
16:07 		Chepstow 2m3½f Lord Of All Saints (FR) Harriet Dickin 99 - 11-2 28/1
Took keen hold - always behind - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1)
02/04/26
14:30 		Chepstow 2m Play On Court Harriet Dickin 6 1.75 11-2 25/1
In rear - headway into midfield 5th - no chance from 3 out(op 22/1)
01/04/26
16:50 		Wincanton 2m4f Athena's Dream Harriet Dickin 7 2 10-5 33/1
Prominent - prominent behind clear leader with one circuit to go - outpaced 3 out - soon no chance(op 25/1)
31/03/26
16:20 		Bangor-on-Dee 3m Nine Nine Nine (GB) Sarah-Jayne Davies 6 2.25 11-0 14/1
Took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - outpaced before 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 16/1)
30/03/26
14:27 		Ludlow 2m Josh Central (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 6 6.5 11-0 300/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced 6th - hampered by faller and weakened 3 out(op 200/1)
29/03/26
14:30 		Ascot 2m5f Moroder (IRE) Seamus Mullins 4 25 12-0 12/1
Prominent - detached from 10th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off
28/03/26
15:57 		Stratford 2m6f Harksman (GB) Martin Keighley 6 0.2 10-5 11/1
Led - pressed leader when mistake and headed 2 out - weakened run-in(op 8/1)
28/03/26
15:17 		Stratford 2m½f Daring To Dream (GB) Harriet Dickin 3rd 8.5 11-10 8/1
Held up in rear - headway after 2 out - went fourth approaching last - kept on run-in - went third towards finish(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
28/03/26
13:40 		Stratford 2m½f Tangled Webb Max Young 99 - 10-6 300/1
Midfield early - dropped to rear after 2nd - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out(op 150/1)
26/03/26
17:20 		Chepstow 2m Mariniere (GB) Harriet Dickin 8 28 11-2 250/1
In rear - weakened over 5f out(op 200/1)
26/03/26
15:50 		Chepstow 3m6½f Handin Manypockets Syd Hosie 1st Won 11-9 10/1
Raced in third - not fluent 18th - ridden and headway and pressed leader before 5 out - led narrowly before last - kept on(tchd 17/2)
26/03/26
15:20 		Chepstow 2m Lady Dapple Rose (IRE) Harriet Dickin 3rd 11 11-0 10/1
Raced in second - pressed winner before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1)
26/03/26
14:50 		Chepstow 2m7½f Flemenstide (IRE) Thomas Faulkner 6 7.5 12-0 100/1
Led but pestered - headed 4th - not fluent 13th - weakening when not fluent last (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 80/1)
25/03/26
16:00 		Hereford 2m Ramaah (GB) Sarah-Jayne Davies 3rd .75 10-2 28/1
In touch with leaders - jumped right 5th - lost position 3 out - rallied 2 out - stayed on and went modest third run-in (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
24/03/26
17:15 		Taunton 2m½f Law Of The Jungle Joe Ponting 99 - 10-9 100/1
Took keen hold - in rear - weakened over 5f out - pulled up over 4f out(op 80/1)
24/03/26
16:45 		Taunton 2m2f O'Grady's Hill (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 3rd 3.25 10-9 11/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - headway and went second before 5 out - weakened before 3 out(op 6/1)
24/03/26
15:45 		Taunton 2m7f Morfee (IRE) Seamus Mullins 6 25 11-2 9/1
Raced in fourth - weakened before 3 out(op 10/1)
24/03/26
15:15 		Taunton 2m½f Ezmerellda (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 10 2.25 10-4 100/1
Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
24/03/26
14:45 		Taunton 3m Poet's Reflection (IRE) Linda Blackford 7 35 10-2 100/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 80/1)
24/03/26
14:15 		Taunton 2m½f Signore Enzo (IRE) Kevin Bishop 99 - 10-9 200/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 4th - not fluent 4 out - weakened and pulled up after 3 out(tchd 300/1)
23/03/26
15:47 		Wincanton 1m7½f Sage Green (IRE) Syd Hosie 3rd 6.5 11-4 8/11F
Raced in second - not fluent and dropped to last 4 out - weakened before 2 out - not fluent last(op 4/5 tchd 8/13)
22/03/26
16:12 		Exeter 2m½f Prince Vinny Harriet Dickin 6 0.2 11-0 100/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway after 4th - slightly hampered before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 80/1)
22/03/26
15:02 		Exeter 3m6½f Escaria Ten (FR) Martin Keighley 4 12 11-4 8/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 4 out - weakened run-in(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
21/03/26
15:55 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m1½f Dj Pete (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 1st Won 11-2 4/1
Prominent - went second 5th - ridden 3 out - led 2 out - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
21/03/26
13:37 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m7f French Emperor (FR) Nicky Martin 1st Won 11-8 11/2
Made all - not fluent and ridden 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - faced challenge towards finish - just held on(op 9/2)
19/03/26
15:20 		Ludlow 2m Razdan (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 11-13 66/1
Refused to race(tchd 80/1)
19/03/26
14:20 		Ludlow 2m Cantcallmethattrev Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 10-9 300/1
Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 4th - struggling 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 250/1)
18/03/26
16:00 		Hereford 2m Just Aidan (IRE) Harriet Dickin 5 4.25 11-6 15/8F
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - lost position before 3 out (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 9/4 tchd 7/4)
18/03/26
14:00 		Hereford 2m5f Zacony Rebel (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 5 23 10-13 18/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 5th - not fluent 6th - reminder 10th - not fluent 12th - weakened 4 out(op 22/1)