What is James Best's strike rate?

James Best has won 101 of 1,699 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 5.9% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does James Best do best at?

Newton Abbot by strike rate: 8 wins from 76 rides (10.5%) since 2022. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.

Which yard does James Best ride most for?

Martin Keighley, with 198 rides since 2022 — 12% of the total. That pairing has won 11 (5.6%).

Is James Best in form?

In the last 14 days: 16 rides, 0 winners, a strike rate of 0%. That is below the baseline of 5.9% since 2022.

What is James Best's Fair A/E?

0.96, from 1,696 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.

Jockey profile

James Best

1,699 rides in the last 5 seasons · 704 individual horses

As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2009→)

from 1 Jan 2022

101–1,699

Wins / Runs

5.9%

Strike rate

n=1,699

293 (17%)

Placed

0.96

Fair A/E

n=1,696 · 0.83 incl. margin

−415.10

£1 level stake

n=1,699 at SP · −24.4%

£1.49m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

7.6%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 340 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.96). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 21% (101 rides). The rider is quiet just now — 0 winners in the last fortnight, below their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,699 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 3 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance 36.1% when favourite Martin Keighley: 5.6% from 198 LTO winners: 20.8% Rides the favourite in 4% of races

The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 20.8% (n=101, Fair A/E 1.18). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 3.1% strike, Fair A/E 0.84 and −31.00 to a £1 stake over 612 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Right now the rider is in a quiet spell: 0 from 16 rides in the last 14 days (0%, 5.9pts below the 5.9% baseline). Martin Keighley supplies 12% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (5.6%, A/E 0.72). The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (19.4%, n=31) and beyond 3m (12.3%, n=171). 6 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Becher Handicap Chase at Aintree (Dec 2018, £84,195). The standout partner of the record: Cruise In Style (IRE) — 5 wins from 41 rides together.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.9% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

3.1%−2.8

n=612 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −31.00

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

20.8%+14.9

n=101 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −8.88

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

4.8%−1.1

n=420 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −168.24

When favourite

36.1%

n=61 · A/E 1.15 · £1 +0.46

Big fields · 14+ runners

4.1%−1.8

n=170 · A/E 1.44 · £1 −98.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

7.1%+1.2

n=14 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.9% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. First rides are the first captured pairing of horse and rider; last-time-out winners are horses whose previous captured run was a win; claiming rides are runs where the rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline

On last-time-out winners 20.8% vs 5.9% · n=101

Off a 0-7-day break 19.4% vs 5.9% · n=31

With Emma Lavelle 18.8% vs 5.9% · n=32

With Seamus Mullins 14.8% vs 5.9% · n=81

Beyond 3m 12.3% vs 5.9% · n=171

With C&D winners 12.6% vs 5.9% · n=135

Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1

Hurdle 950 42 4.4% −129.24

Chase 659 58 8.8% −202.36

NH Flat 87 1 1.1% −80.50

Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 757 47 6.2% −282.51

Good to Soft 438 25 5.7% −151.96

Soft 311 13 4.2% −174.45

Heavy 148 12 8.1% +213.94

Good to Firm 40 4 10% −15.12

Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Worcester 133 5 3.8% −73.25

Wincanton 107 8 7.5% −60.49

Fontwell 103 9 8.7% −28.67

Uttoxeter 98 3 3.1% −68.75

Taunton 95 5 5.3% −20.10

Exeter 93 9 9.7% +281.71

Hereford 87 2 2.3% −73.75

Chepstow 82 4 4.9% −25.50

Southwell 81 5 6.2% −50.12

Ffos Las 80 5 6.3% −54.05

Newton Abbot 76 8 10.5% −11.70

Huntingdon 75 3 4% −57.56

Stratford 72 4 5.6% −42.70

Ludlow 71 5 7% −27.50

Plumpton 52 1 1.9% −49.75

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 755 48 6.4% −236.32

Class 4 714 35 4.9% −131.24

Class 3 139 11 7.9% −48.87

Class 2 66 5 7.6% +5.83

Class 1 24 2 8.3% −3.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 71 26 36.6% 1.23 +8.46

2nd–3rd fav 196 28 14.3% 0.91 −52.56

4th–6th fav 575 33 5.7% 0.91 −210.50

7th+ in betting 857 14 1.6% 0.82 −160.50

Fair A/E per band is the tell: near 1.00 the market had it priced right; well above, the wins came where the market didn't expect them.

Rows below n=30 are shown faded — a small sample is a fact, not a trend. Every figure carries its N.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header

75.7% completed · 1,609 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 659 72.4% 21 11 146 2 2

Hurdle 950 78% 11 7 188 1 2

Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first

HorseRWPlLast ran

My Silver Lining (IRE) 25 5 14 29 Jan 26

Moroder (IRE) 23 4 6 27 May 26

Morfee (IRE) 18 4 7 19 Apr 26

Higgs (IRE) 18 2 9 2 Jun 25

Solid Fuel (GB) 15 1 2 20 Aug 25

Duke Of Luckley (IRE) 14 4 7 23 Oct 26

Ramaah (GB) 14 1 3 26 Sep 26

Another Day Out (IRE) 14 2 4 12 Feb 26

Forget You Not (FR) 14 2 4 27 Nov 25

Hold Your Fort (IRE) 13 5 7 9 Mar 26

Postponed Legacy (GB) 13 3 6 9 Mar 26

Force De Frap (FR) 13 2 6 25 Mar 25

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 704 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 6 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. Runs, wins and places only: a strike rate or a return on a handful of runs is noise, so none is quoted per horse — each horse's full record is on its own page.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Quiet spell

0 from 16 0% · −5.9pts vs baseline

Last 14 days0%

5-season base5.9%

Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons

JFMAMJJASOND

6874746311746

A jumps rider: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first

Main yardMartin Keighley

12% of all rides
5.6% SR · A/E 0.72

TrainerRWSR£1

Martin Keighley 198 11 5.6% −135.68

Sarah-Jayne Davies 178 7 3.9% −110.67

Harriet Dickin 95 6 6.3% −59.50

Seamus Mullins 81 12 14.8% +51.91

Emma-Jane Bishop 69 4 5.8% −34.50

Sarah Humphrey 59 6 10.2% −8.20

Simon Earle 59 4 6.8% −35.62

Neil Mulholland 57 0 0% −57.00

Ella Pickard 38 2 5.3% −22.00

Jackie Du Plessis 34 3 8.8% −0.12

Syd Hosie 33 2 6.1% −11.00

Emma Lavelle 32 6 18.8% +28.75

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2009→

328

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£3.85m

Prize money

2021

Best season · 35 wins

Walk In The Mill (FR) — Becher Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (National Course) Aintree · Dec 2018 · Grade 3

£84,195

Walk In The Mill (FR) — Randox Health Becher Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (National Course) Aintree · Dec 2019 · Grade 3

£84,195

Nickle Back (IRE) — Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Sandown · Feb 2024 · Grade 1

£57,620

Notable horses

Cruise In Style (IRE) My Silver Lining (IRE) Moroder (IRE) Midnight Lira (GB) Walk In The Mill (FR) Mr Medic (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Getaway (GER) 4.4% · 2–45

Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,971 runs since 2016 (1,029 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.

Cloudings (IRE) 14% · 6–43

Progeny have won 10.5% of 3,886 runs since 2008 (309 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.

Mahler (GB) 17.1% · 7–41

Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,869 runs since 2014 (786 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.

Telescope (IRE) 0% · 0–36

Progeny have won 8.3% of 1,911 runs since 2019 (296 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 1.9% from 105. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 284.

Passing Glance (GB) 11.4% · 4–35

Progeny have won 12.4% of 3,559 runs since 2008 (293 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 15.8% from 222. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.2% from 290. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.

Morozov (USA) 13.3% · 4–30

Progeny have won 10.8% of 2,315 runs since 2009 (155 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 434.

Top line: the rider's own record with each sire's runners (win %, wins–runs), same window as the header; faded under 30 runs. Beneath it: every run by that sire's progeny in our archive since 2008, as at 3 Nov 2026 — what they have done, not a forecast. A going or a distance is named only where at least 100 progeny runs sit 3 or more points from the sire's own win rate. Distance bands cover Flat and jumps together.

The record

latest 50 of 4,803 · newest first

The latest 50 of 4,803 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 19 November 2009 to 2 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

02 Nov 26 Plumpton Thankyouandplease (FR)T: Syd Hosie Southern Access Platforms Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 14/1

02 Nov 26 Plumpton Chase The Status (IRE)T: Max Young Cappagh Browne Utilities Ltd Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 7th 150/1

01 Nov 26 Worcester Rest Is The Best (IRE)T: Harriet Dickin Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6th 20/1

01 Nov 26 Worcester Dynamite Defense (IRE)T: Sarah-Jayne Davies Copybet For Premier League Profit Boosts Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11th 125/1

30 Oct 26 Uttoxeter A Dublin Job (IRE)T: Sarah-Jayne Davies Ted Anderson Dixon Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 8th 33/1

30 Oct 26 Uttoxeter Pike Road (GB)T: Martin Keighley Abode Estate Agents Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 4 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 13th 22/1

29 Oct 26 Ffos Las Kates Choice (IRE)T: Nikki Evans Golwg Gwendraeth Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran PU 14/1

29 Oct 26 Ffos Las Shanagolden Girl (IRE)T: Emma Lavelle bettingsites.co.uk Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 4th 10/1

26 Oct 26 Hereford Lady Of The Isles (IRE)T: Sarah-Jayne Davies tigerbet.co.uk Download Our App Mares' Novices' Hurdle Race (herring Queen Mares' Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7th 300/1

26 Oct 26 Hereford Here I Bow (FR)T: Martin Keighley BETTING.BET Play Champion Tipster Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Race (Div II) (gbb Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6th 28/1

23 Oct 26 Cheltenham Duke Of Luckley (IRE)T: Martin Keighley Squareintheair.com Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU 50/1

22 Oct 26 Ffos Las The Grey Man (GB)T: Harriet Dickin bettingsites.co.uk Quickest Withdrawal Bookies Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4th 17/2

22 Oct 26 Ffos Las Look Don't Stare (GB)T: Harriet Dickin bettingsites.co.uk Instant Withdrawal Novices' Hurdle Race (Div II) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 8th 300/1

22 Oct 26 Ffos Las Mister Forb (GB)T: Harriet Dickin bettingsites.co.uk Instant Withdrawal Novices' Hurdle Race (Div I) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran PU 300/1

21 Oct 26 Worcester Docteur Romeo (FR)T: Nicky Martin CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race (Div II)Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4th 5/2F

21 Oct 26 Worcester Lord Of All Saints (FR)T: Harriet Dickin CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I)Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6th 22/1

19 Oct 26 Plumpton Daring To Dream (GB)T: Harriet Dickin Trottenden Farm Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 15/2

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Hubris (GB)T: Sara Ender Pertemps Network "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 11/1

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Moro Rock (IRE)T: Sara Ender Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 7th 18/1

15 Oct 26 Fontwell Holy Legend (GB)T: Alexandra Dunn tigerbet.co.uk Download Our App Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1st 8/1

Drawn from the whole archive (2005 onwards), so it can include runs outside the window the header statistics cover. Non-runners are not listed. A finish shown in letters is a non-completion (F fell · UR unseated · PU pulled up · BD brought down).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 13 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 2 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0, 1 did not run) · to 29 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is James Best's strike rate?: James Best has won 101 of 1,699 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 5.9% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does James Best do best at?: Newton Abbot by strike rate: 8 wins from 76 rides (10.5%) since 2022. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Which yard does James Best ride most for?: Martin Keighley, with 198 rides since 2022 — 12% of the total. That pairing has won 11 (5.6%).
Is James Best in form?: In the last 14 days: 16 rides, 0 winners, a strike rate of 0%. That is below the baseline of 5.9% since 2022.
What is James Best's Fair A/E?: 0.96, from 1,696 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.