Jockey Details

James Best

357 Rides 19 Wins (5.3%) 56 Places (15.7%)
Rides - Today & Tomorrow (2)
Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Odds
Sun 14:25 Leicester 2m4f110y Italian Spirit (IRE) Harriet Dickin 80/1
Mon 13:35 Plumpton 1m7f195y Major Major (IRE) Cynthia Woods 50/1
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 100)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
30/11/25
14:25
Leicester 2m4½f Italian Spirit (IRE) Harriet Dickin 8 3 10-13 125/1
Never better than midfield(op 66/1)
29/11/25
13:25
Newcastle 3m6f Tommie Beau (IRE) Seamus Mullins 6 0.3 12-2 28/1
Prominent - mistake 16th - weakened 4 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
28/11/25
14:33
Doncaster 2m½f Postponed Legacy (GB) Martin Keighley 1st Won 10-2 8/1
Took keen hold - prominent - went second last (usual 3 out) - clear with one other after omitted 2 out - ridden and led narrowly final 110yds - kept on (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
27/11/25
15:22
Taunton 2m2f Forget You Not (FR) Jackie Du Plessis 7 10 10-2 20/1
Jumped left throughout - prominent - led 3rd - pressed leader when headed 7th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 18/1)
27/11/25
14:50
Taunton 2m3f Poet's Reflection (IRE) Linda Blackford 99 - 10-2 66/1
In touch with leaders - lost position before 4 out - weakened and pulled up before 2 out(tchd 80/1)
26/11/25
13:20
Market Rasen 2m5½f Top Drawer (IRE) Tracey Leeson 99 - 10-2 500/1
Midfield - not fluent 1st - dropped to rear 3rd - weakened before 5th - pulled up before 8th (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 200/1)
24/11/25
15:50
Ludlow 2m5f Windsor Wife (IRE) Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 4 4 10-2 28/1
Pressed winner - disputed lead 4 out - lost position 3 out - weakened approaching last(Mkt1: op 25/1 tchd 28/1; Mkt2 op 22/1)
24/11/25
13:35
Ludlow 2m Ramaah (GB) Sarah-Jayne Davies 4 0.3 10-7 100/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - jumped right and mistake 1st - prominent 4th - outpaced 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 80/1 tchd 66/1)
24/11/25
13:05
Ludlow 2m Bourding Pass (GB) Emma-Jane Bishop 99 - 11-4 200/1
Towards rear - lost touch 4 out - pulled up before straight (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 100/1)
23/11/25
15:28
Windsor 2m4f Needtoknow (IRE) Joe Ponting 4 8.5 10-4 18/1
Prominent - lost position halfway - weakened before 3 out(tchd 16/1)
23/11/25
12:37
Windsor 2m Western Ginny Harriet Dickin 99 - 11-0 200/1
Mistake 1st - in rear and struggling throughout - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(tchd 100/1 and tchd 400/1)
23/11/25
12:07
Windsor 2m4f Raindance Queen (IRE) William de Best-Turner 7 .5 10-11 250/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - tailed off(op 200/1 tchd 400/1)
22/11/25
15:45
Ascot 3m½f Another Day Out (IRE) Martin Keighley 4 1.75 10-12 16/1
Led on inner - soon pestered - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
22/11/25
14:05
Ascot 3m5½f My Silver Lining (IRE) Emma Lavelle 3rd 0.3 10-6 11/1
Prominent - led narrowly 3 out - headed 2 out - soon no chance with winner - weakened and lost second towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
21/11/25
15:19
Chepstow 2m Lupus Regem (GB) Harriet Dickin 99 - 12-0 80/1
In rear - headway into midfield 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up last(op 40/1)
21/11/25
14:09
Chepstow 2m3½f Itsnoteasy (IRE) Harriet Dickin 99 - 11-6 80/1
Always behind - lost touch 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 66/1)
21/11/25
12:59
Chepstow 2m Rest Is The Best Harriet Dickin 10 10 10-7 250/1
In rear - mistake 1st - jumped left and reminders 3rd - slow jump 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 200/1)
20/11/25
15:55
Wincanton 1m7f Pink 'n Purple Seamus Mullins 6 3.25 11-0 14/1
Never better than midfield(op 16/1)
20/11/25
13:35
Wincanton 1m7½f Authoceltic (FR) Jane Williams 1st Won 11-10 2/1F
Midfield - headway 4 out - led and ridden after 3 out - kept on well run-in(op 15/8)
19/11/25
15:18
Ffos Las 2m3½f Dj Pete (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 2nd 3 11-11 8/1
Midfield - headway before 4 out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds(tchd 17/2)
19/11/25
13:05
Ffos Las 2m Pipas Lescribaa Harriet Dickin 2nd 1.75 10-11 14/1
Raced in last - headway and went second before 2 out - pressed winner before last - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 12/1)
18/11/25
14:45
Lingfield 2m6f Moon Hunter (GB) Sarah Humphrey 7 1.75 11-9 28/1
Prominent - outpaced 10th - weakened from 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
17/11/25
15:30
Exeter 3m Fat Faced Columbo (IRE) Richard Mitford-Slade 2nd 0.1 10-12 9/1
Raced in second - led 4 out - hit 2 out - soon headed - led again last - headed run-in - kept on well towards finish - just failed(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
17/11/25
13:30
Exeter 2m½f Kapitein Kool (IRE) Seamus Mullins 2nd 2 11-7 12/1
Midfield - headway before 3 out - led narrowly or disputed lead before 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 10/1)
16/11/25
15:52
Fontwell 2m5½f Bradman (GB) Kevin Bishop 4 1.5 11-3 80/1
Midfield - headway before 3 out - mistake 3 out - pressed winner before 2 out - not fluent and no extra last(op 40/1)
16/11/25
13:32
Fontwell 2m1½f Love Tree (IRE) Fiona Shaw 99 - 11-5 100/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare hung left-handed; trainer said mare made a respiratory noise)(op 50/1)
15/11/25
15:02
Uttoxeter 2m4f Just Go For It (GB) Kevin Bishop 99 - 11-0 22/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent and dropped to last 6th - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 20/1)
14/11/25
16:00
Cheltenham 2m½f Sage Green (IRE) Syd Hosie 5 1.75 11-2 80/1
Race run in near darkness - midfield - headway 3 out - joined leaders 2 out - weakened last(tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1)
11/11/25
15:46
Huntingdon 2m Athena's Dream Harriet Dickin 4 2.25 11-0 33/1
Prominent - outpaced over 3f out - rallied over 1f out - went modest fourth inside final 110yds(op 50/1)
11/11/25
15:11
Huntingdon 2m Fourtowns (IRE) Sarah Humphrey 5 6 11-6 13/2
Towards rear - headway into midfield before 4 out - hung right before 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 6/1)
11/11/25
14:01
Huntingdon 2m4f Raindance Queen (IRE) William de Best-Turner 99 - 10-2 100/1
Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear 4th - detached from 10th - pulled up 3 out(op 125/1)
11/11/25
13:26
Huntingdon 2m Barafundle Bay (GB) David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 4 .5 11-0 80/1
Towards rear - mistake when some headway 4 out - not fluent 3 out - disputing third before 2 out - no extra before last(tchd 150/1)
11/11/25
12:21
Huntingdon 2m7½f Zacony Rebel (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 2nd 3.25 10-5 13/2
Prominent - went second before 2 out - stayed on(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
03/11/25
15:38
Plumpton 2m Fourtowns (IRE) Sarah Humphrey 3rd 3.25 11-13 6/1
(tchd 7/1)
02/11/25
13:18
Huntingdon 2m Glancing Back (GB) Emma-Jane Bishop 6 6.5 10-11 200/1
(op 150/1)
31/10/25
15:40
Uttoxeter 2m Glorious Lion (GB) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 11-8 150/1
(op 66/1)
30/10/25
16:17
Stratford 2m½f Milady Du Breuil Christian Williams 6 6 11-0 80/1
(op 50/1)
29/10/25
15:07
Fakenham 2m Ramaah (GB) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 10-12 125/1
(Mkt1: op 80/1 tchd 150/1; Mkt2 tchd 100/1)
28/10/25
15:58
Ffos Las 2m4f The Grey Man (GB) Harriet Dickin 4 0.1 11-12 18/1
(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
28/10/25
14:58
Ffos Las 3m1½f Better Off Alone (IRE) Martin Keighley 99 - 11-2 22/1
(op 33/1)
28/10/25
14:28
Ffos Las 2m Sophie Power (FR) Harriet Dickin 11 5 11-12 33/1
(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
28/10/25
13:58
Ffos Las 2m4f Genovese (IRE) Martin Keighley 8 22 11-4 250/1
(op 150/1)
28/10/25
13:28
Ffos Las 2m4f Osterberg (IRE) Martin Keighley 7 15 11-4 500/1
Midfield(op 250/1 tchd 200/1)
27/10/25
13:40
Bangor-on-Dee 2m1½f Dj Pete (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 11-6 16/1
Prominent - fell 1st(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)
26/10/25
13:30
Fontwell 3m2f My Silver Lining (IRE) Emma Lavelle 4 6.5 10-13 15/2
In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
23/10/25
15:37
Ludlow 3m Needtoknow (IRE) Joe Ponting 4 4.25 10-2 40/1
Pressed leaders - weakened 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
23/10/25
14:07
Ludlow 3m Another Day Out (IRE) Martin Keighley 2nd 1.25 12-0 13/2
Led - headed 4 out - 3 lengths down last - kept on run-in(op 11/2)
22/10/25
13:30
Worcester 2m½f Duke Of Luckley (IRE) Martin Keighley 99 - 11-12 28/1
Prominent - not fluent 1st - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1)
21/10/25
17:05
Exeter 1m5f La Luna Artista Jane Williams 1st Won 10-7 11/2
Prominent - led over 1f out - kept on well - pushed out(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)
21/10/25
14:15
Exeter 2m½f Masonbrook Meadow (IRE) Seamus Mullins 1st Won 10-10 10/1
Prominent - left in lead 3 out - soon ridden - headed 2 out - idled but led again approaching last - kept on - ridden out(op 12/1)
21/10/25
13:40
Exeter 2m2½f Our Super Six (GB) Martin Keighley 99 - 11-2 16/1
Didn't jump with fluency - prominent - jumped right 2nd - hit 6th - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 14/1)
19/10/25
16:41
Sedgefield 2m4f Park Annonciade (FR) Sarah Humphrey 4 17 11-4 13/2
Led - increased tempo 6th - headed and weakened quickly approaching last(op 6/1)
19/10/25
16:06
Sedgefield 3m5f Tommie Beau (IRE) Seamus Mullins 4 41 12-0 9/1
Prominent behind clear leader - not fluent 10th - lost ground and ridden 17th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
18/10/25
14:15
Newton Abbot 2m1f Kapitein Kool (IRE) Seamus Mullins 1st Won 10-13 33/1
Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - steady headway after 3 out - pushed along and pressed leader 2 out - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)
16/10/25
14:05
Ffos Las 3m Jaunty Viking (GB) Brian Eckley 5 2.25 11-4 22/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 10th - headway and went third before 13th - weakened quickly before 3 out(tchd 20/1)
15/10/25
15:58
Worcester 2m Lovis De Sceaux (FR) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 10-13 250/1
Midfield - stumbled and fell 2nd(op 100/1)
15/10/25
14:57
Worcester 2m½f Whispering Royal (IRE) Barry Brennan 99 - 11-6 16/1
In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield 4th - mistake 6th - soon dropped to rear - no chance when pulled up before 4 out(tchd 20/1)
12/10/25
14:30
Pardubice (CZE) 4m2½f Zarate Veronika Lempochnerova 5 4.25 11-0 27/1 -
10/10/25
16:55
Chepstow 2m3½f See The Green (GB) Syd Hosie 10 2.75 11-2 66/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - weakened before last(op 50/1)
10/10/25
13:57
Chepstow 2m Osterberg (IRE) Martin Keighley 12 24 11-0 400/1
In rear - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
08/10/25
16:40
Ludlow 2m4f Redbridge Rambler (IRE) Martin Keighley 2nd 9 11-2 5/2
Prominent - not fluent 4th - disputed lead after 8th - led clearly 5 out - headed 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
08/10/25
15:35
Ludlow 3m Another Day Out (IRE) Martin Keighley 3rd 2.5 10-10 16/5
Led - headed and raced in second 6th - lost position 13th - weakened from 4 out (jockey said mare slipped on the bend entering the back straight on the first circuit)(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
07/10/25
14:37
Huntingdon 2m3½f Pate Mollee (IRE) Cynthia Woods 7 4.5 11-4 200/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1)
06/10/25
16:25
Stratford 2m2½f Fourtowns (IRE) Sarah Humphrey 2nd 2.25 12-0 9/2
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway and went second after last (usual 2 out) - pressed leader run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
05/10/25
17:40
Uttoxeter 2m Dreams Fled Away (IRE) Barry Brennan 2nd 2.25 11-10 15/2
Midfield - headway and went second after 3 out - lost second last - ridden and rallied run-in - went second again final strides(op 10/1)
29/09/25
16:16
Newton Abbot 3m2f Hold Your Fort (IRE) Debra Hamer 3rd 4.25 11-5 15/8F
Raced in third - went second before 4 out - lost second and no extra 2 out(tchd 6/4)
26/09/25
15:17
Worcester 2m4f Harksman (GB) Martin Keighley 10 10 11-4 150/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
26/09/25
14:07
Worcester 2m4f Whynotnowroy (IRE) Neil Mulholland 99 - 10-7 5/1
Prominent - hit 1st - not fluent 5th - led 8th - hit 2 out - soon headed - 2 lengths second when fell last
26/09/25
13:37
Worcester 2m½f Whispering Royal (IRE) Barry Brennan 4 2.75 11-8 20/1
Prominent - bit short of room approaching last where not fluent - soon weakened(tchd 25/1)
22/09/25
16:15
Fontwell 2m1½f Fourtowns (IRE) Sarah Humphrey 1st Won 11-12 10/1
Travelled strongly - held up in rear - smooth headway after 6th - pressed leaders 2 out - led last - soon ridden - kept on well (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than gelding was more settled on this occasion and may have benefitted from a more patient ride)(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
16/09/25
15:10
Uttoxeter 2m Duke Of Luckley (IRE) Martin Keighley 99 - 12-1 33/1
Led - prominent when headed after 2nd - dropped to rear after 7th - weakened after 8th - pulled up after 4 out (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 40/1)
15/09/25
15:30
Worcester 2m Osterberg (IRE) Martin Keighley 12 21 11-4 66/1
Prominent - mistake 3rd - mistake 4 out - soon lost position - weakened 3 out(op 80/1 tchd 100/1)
07/09/25
15:12
Fontwell 3m2f Mozzaro (IRE) Martin Keighley 4 15 11-4 20/1
Didn't jump with fluency - prominent - mistake 14th - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake 6 out)(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
07/09/25
14:42
Fontwell 2m3f Harksman (GB) Martin Keighley 5 4.5 11-4 100/1
In rear - headway before 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 80/1 tchd 150/1)
06/09/25
17:55
Stratford 2m6½f Jaunty Viking (GB) Brian Eckley 99 - 11-7 40/1
Prominent - went second before 3 out - weakening when slow jump 2 out - pulled up before last(op 28/1)
05/09/25
16:10
Bangor-on-Dee 2m½f Dreams Fled Away (IRE) Barry Brennan 1st Won 11-5 14/1
In touch with leaders - pushed along and headway after 3 out - led narrowly 2 out - ridden and edged left approaching last - kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
05/09/25
15:40
Bangor-on-Dee 3m Moroder (IRE) Seamus Mullins 6 69 11-10 18/1
Prominent - mistake 14th - dropped to rear before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 16/1)
31/08/25
16:10
Worcester 2m Crown Khov (IRE) Sarah-Jayne Davies 99 - 11-1 250/1
Prominent - mistake 5th - lost position and mistake 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up home straight(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
31/08/25
14:10
Worcester 2m4f Raindance Queen (IRE) William de Best-Turner 99 - 10-2 66/1
Raced lazily at times - always behind - pulled up before 4 out(tchd 50/1)
29/08/25
18:48
Fontwell 2m1½f Ray's The One (GB) Mark Pattinson 10 30 10-2 20/1
Led - raced in second when headed 2nd - struggling 6th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1 and tchd 25/1)
21/08/25
16:25
Newton Abbot 2m½f Duke Of Luckley (IRE) Martin Keighley 99 - 11-2 20/1
Raced in second - lost second 5th - weakened quickly after 6th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)
21/08/25
14:45
Newton Abbot 2m2½f Whispering Royal (IRE) Barry Brennan 6 .75 11-9 25/1
Prominent - led narrowly after 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 28/1)
20/08/25
18:30
Worcester 2m4f Royal Mark (FR) Sarah-Jayne Davies 8 54 10-10 200/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent before 6th - weakened quickly on turn before 3 out(op 150/1)
20/08/25
16:50
Worcester 2m½f Solid Fuel (GB) Joanne Thomason-Murphy 10 1.75 10-7 16/1
Held up in rear - some headway after 8th - weakened after 4 out(op 12/1)
18/08/25
17:35
Stratford 2m½f All About Moi Martin Keighley 6 0.2 11-2 20/1
Held up in rear - rapid headway on outer 4f out - outpaced home turn - soon lost position
18/08/25
16:27
Stratford 2m½f Postponed Legacy (GB) Martin Keighley 9 5 10-2 20/1
Led - hit 3rd - mistake 3 out - headed and weakened quickly after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
29/06/25
14:00
Uttoxeter 3m2f Hold Your Fort (IRE) Debra Hamer 99 - 10-2 25/1
Sweating - led - headed 7th - led again 10th - headed after 4 out - weakening when fell heavily 3 out(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
25/06/25
16:03
Worcester 2m Hannahs Story (IRE) Joanne Thomason-Murphy PU - 10-6 250/1
Took keen hold - in rear - mistake and lost touch 5th - pulled up 4 out (jockey said filly made a bad mistake at 2nd hurdle in back straight)(op 150/1)
25/06/25
15:33
Worcester 2m She's A Woman (GB) Ella Pickard 99 - 10-11 300/1
In rear - not fluent 5th - lost touch 4 out - tailed off when pulled up last(op 200/1)
25/06/25
14:33
Worcester 2m7f Mozzaro (IRE) Martin Keighley 99 - 11-7 20/1
Sweating - towards rear - mistake 2nd - lost touch after 5 out - soon pulled up (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 25/1 and tchd 33/1)
25/06/25
14:03
Worcester 2m½f Solid Fuel (GB) Joanne Thomason-Murphy 4 - 10-2 17/2
Taken down early - held up in rear - mistake 6th - headway and pressed leader 4 out - disputed lead 3 out - led clearly last - lost three places inside final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 15/2)
24/06/25
18:57
Newton Abbot 2m5½f Needtoknow (IRE) Joe Ponting 4 8 10-8 80/1
Disputing fourth - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
21/06/25
19:30
Bangor-on-Dee 2m½f Royal Mark (FR) Sarah-Jayne Davies 9 3.75 10-11 125/1
Midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 150/1)
18/06/25
17:10
Worcester 2m She's A Woman (GB) Ella Pickard 99 - 10-11 250/1
In rear - lost touch after 4 out - jumped right 3 out and 2 out - pulled up last(op 80/1)
18/06/25
14:40
Worcester 2m½f Solid Fuel (GB) Joanne Thomason-Murphy 3rd 0.3 10-8 18/1
Taken down early - held up in last - headway 5 out - not fluent 4 out - outpaced 2 out - went third before last - ran on run-in(op 20/1)
17/06/25
17:10
Stratford 2m½f Postponed Legacy (GB) Martin Keighley 5 2.25 10-5 22/1
Took keen hold - led - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 4 out - clear when good jump 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon reduced lead - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
17/06/25
15:50
Stratford 2m½f In This World (FR) Rob Summers 4 - 10-6 22/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - weakened after 2 out - tailed off(op 9/1)
17/06/25
15:13
Stratford 2m1f Wee Willie Nail (IRE) Richard Harper 6 46 11-12 125/1
Prominent - not fluent 4 out - soon lost ground - weakening when mistake 2 out(tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1)
14/06/25
17:40
Uttoxeter 2m Kingston Joy (IRE) Kevin Bishop 7 1.5 10-10 250/1
Prominent - weakened 3 out(op 150/1)
12/06/25
19:40
Worcester 2m Oi Oi Oi (GB) Harriet Dickin 9 68 11-4 150/1
Took keen hold - in rear - lost touch after 4 out - tailed off(op 66/1)