What is Jim Best's strike rate?

Jim Best has won 181 of 1,400 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 12.9% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Jim Best do best at?

Brighton by strike rate: 14 wins from 55 runners (25.5%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most runners 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.

Who rides most for Jim Best?

A P McCoy, with 135 runners since 2008 — 10% of the total. That pairing has won 52 (38.5%).

What is Jim Best's Fair A/E?

0.94, from 1,396 runners with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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.

Trainer profile

Jim Best

1,400 runners in the lifetime window · 210 individual horses

As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last runner Dec 2016

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

No runners in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.

181–1,400

Wins / Runs

12.9%

Strike rate

n=1,400

436 (31%)

Placed

0.94

Fair A/E

n=1,396 · 0.81 incl. margin

−495.08

£1 level stake

n=1,400 at SP · −35.4%

£694k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

5.1%

KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 160 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 13% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.94). New recruits from other yards win at 16% first time out (171 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,400 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 14.7% 36.3% when favourite A P McCoy: 38.5% from 135 New recruits: 15.8% Sent off the favourite in 17% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Brighton (25.5%, n=55) and Newton Abbot (22.9%, n=48) — all clear of the yard's 12.9% baseline. A horse in first-time headgear has been a poor signal at 7.3% (n=41, Fair A/E 0.55). The market has consistently overbet runners with a claiming rider up: 8.8% strike, Fair A/E 0.74 and −202.16 to a £1 stake over 296 runners — those runners underperformed what the price implied. A P McCoy rode 10% of the entries and beats the yard's average (38.5% vs 12.9%, A/E 1.22) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record read poorly in Class 3 — 2.9% over 69 runners, 10pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record was Planetoid (IRE) — 7 wins from 35 runs for the yard.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 12.9% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

14.7%+1.8

n=347 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −73.86

New recruits · first run for the yard

15.8%+2.9

n=171 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −35.54

Debutants · first career start

16%+3.1

n=25 · A/E 2.06 · £1 +5.38

First-time headgear · true-first definition

7.3%−5.6

n=41 · A/E 0.55 · £1 −33.14

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

11.3%−1.6

n=97 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −12.52

When favourite

36.3%

n=240 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −13.87

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

8.8%−4.1

n=296 · A/E 0.74 · £1 −202.16

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−12.9

n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.9% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline

With A P McCoy 38.5% vs 12.9% · n=135

With Mattie Batchelor 0% vs 12.9% · n=71

At Brighton 25.5% vs 12.9% · n=55

With Robert L Butler 2.8% vs 12.9% · n=71

In Class 3 2.9% vs 12.9% · n=69

At Newton Abbot 22.9% vs 12.9% · n=48

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 849 119 14% −361.20

Flat 409 43 10.5% −93.36

Chase 88 13 14.8% −35.65

NH Flat 54 6 11.1% −4.87

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 368 55 14.9% −106.31

Good to Firm 268 44 16.4% −55.26

Soft 224 21 9.4% −96.92

Standard (AW) 222 21 9.5% −90.73

Good to Soft 185 21 11.4% −98.10

Heavy 116 14 12.1% −63.51

Firm 17 5 29.4% +15.75

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Plumpton 158 18 11.4% −53.20

Lingfield (AW) 117 15 12.8% −34.02

Fontwell 70 8 11.4% −47.20

Folkestone 68 11 16.2% −25.88

Huntingdon 67 6 9% −40.52

Uttoxeter 64 13 20.3% −15.41

Fakenham 57 7 12.3% −35.52

Brighton 55 14 25.5% +81.25

Kempton (AW) 52 2 3.8% −26.50

Lingfield 50 2 4% −45.13

Newton Abbot 48 11 22.9% −22.36

Worcester 48 9 18.8% −7.46

Towcester 42 5 11.9% +6.38

Stratford 34 3 8.8% −20.62

Chepstow 34 4 11.8% −19.85

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 597 97 16.2% −193.69

Class 4 452 44 9.7% −250.66

Class 6 251 37 14.7% +32.77

Class 3 69 2 2.9% −58.50

Class 1 13 0 0% −13.00

Class 2 12 0 0% −12.00

Class 7 6 1 16.7% +0.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 273 94 34.4% 1.04 −16.12

2nd–3rd fav 345 54 15.7% 0.89 −79.46

4th–6th fav 367 25 6.8% 0.90 −99.50

7th+ in betting 415 8 1.9% 0.63 −300.00

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

86.4% completed · 937 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 88 81.8% 0 5 11 0 0

Hurdle 849 86.9% 20 4 83 0 4

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 trained

same window as header · most-raced first

HorseRWPlLast ran

Planetoid (IRE)from David Lanigan · then Suzi Best 35 7 13 8 Oct 16

Lady Pilot (GB)from Ms J S Doyle 24 3 10 7 Jun 10

Choreography (GB)from David Nicholls 22 5 6 22 Jun 10

Maria's Choice (IRE)from Alan McCabe · then Suzi Best 21 2 5 6 Dec 16

Officer Drivel (IRE)from Luke Dace · then Suzi Best 20 3 8 19 Dec 16

Lyssio (GER)from Michael Attwater · then Mark Hoad 18 2 4 22 Apr 15

On The Feather (GB)from Rod Millman 18 2 8 9 Oct 13

Saint Helena (IRE)from Harry Dunlop · then Mark Gillard 17 1 4 21 Mar 15

Slaney Star (IRE)then N W Alexander 17 1 4 7 May 14

Bollin Judith (GB)from Tim Easterby · then Chris Nenadich 17 3 5 14 Feb 14

Goodwood Starlight (IRE)from Sheena West 17 4 5 17 Sep 12

Calzaghe (IRE)from Frank Sheridan · then D Bryant 17 6 9 26 Jul 10

The 60 most-raced of 210 horses sent out in this window. 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.

Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 60 horses listed, 49 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Richard Fahey (3) and Gary Moore (2); 11 had their first archived run for this yard.

35 have since run for another yard, most often for Suzi Best (12) and Mark Hoad (2); 25 have no later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

11101211121814171381910

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

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first

Go-to riderA P McCoy

10% of all rides
38.5% SR · A/E 1.22

RiderRWSR£1

A P McCoy 135 52 38.5% +10.68

Jamie Moore 132 14 10.6% −38.39

Paul Doe 94 20 21.3% +51.60

Marc Goldstein 93 9 9.7% −61.46

Tom Scudamore 79 14 17.7% −12.68

Robert L Butler 71 2 2.8% −62.75

Mattie Batchelor 71 0 0% −71.00

Timmy Murphy 51 2 3.9% −29.50

Richard Thomas 32 6 18.8% +24.50

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

208

Archived wins

£793k

Prize money

2010

Best season · 39 wins

In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.

Choreography (GB) — John Smith's Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy Handicap Brighton · Aug 2008 · Class 4

£15,480

Alberta (IRE) — Winner Event Services Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) Epsom Downs · Sep 2016 · Class 4

£7,470

Planetoid (IRE) — Joan Collison Memorial Handicap Hurdle Plumpton · Feb 2016 · Class 4

£5,523

Notable horses

Planetoid (IRE) Lady Pilot (GB) Calzaghe (IRE) Choreography (GB) Misbehaviour (GB) Goodwood Starlight (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Galileo (IRE) 25% · 13–52

Progeny have won 14.5% of 18,187 runs since 2008 (1,776 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 888.

Dansili (GB) 16.3% · 7–43

Progeny have won 13.7% of 11,841 runs since 2008 (983 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on Heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.

Captain Rio (GB) 11.4% · 4–35

Progeny have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since 2008 (423 horses).

Silver Patriarch (IRE) 17.1% · 6–35

Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,609 runs since 2008 (262 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.3% from 274. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 300.

Fantastic Light (USA) 11.1% · 3–27

Progeny have won 9.9% of 3,570 runs since 2008 (223 horses). Weakest on Good to Soft going: 5.8% from 377.

Josr Algarhoud (IRE) 15.4% · 4–26

Progeny have won 8.4% of 1,548 runs since 2008 (146 horses).

Top line: the yard'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 15 Oct 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 1,541 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,541 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 13 January 2005 to 19 December 2016.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

19 Dec 16 Chelmsford City (AW) New Street (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Totepool Racecourse Cash Back Available HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 11th 33/1

19 Dec 16 Chelmsford City (AW) Outrath (IRE)J: J F Egan Totepool Racecourse Cash Back Available HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 8th 20/1

19 Dec 16 Chelmsford City (AW) Austin Friars (GB)J: John Fahy Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 8th 20/1

19 Dec 16 Chelmsford City (AW) Bobby Benton (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 6th 33/1

19 Dec 16 Chelmsford City (AW) Officer Drivel (IRE)J: J F Egan Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 5th 12/1

18 Dec 16 Lingfield (AW) Slowfoot (GER)J: Liam Keniry Betway Middle Distance HandicapClass 4 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 9th 66/1

16 Dec 16 Wolverhampton (AW) Briac (FR)J: John Fahy Betway App HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 50/1

15 Dec 16 Chelmsford City (AW) Bobby Benton (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Totepoolliveinfo.com HandicapClass 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 8th 16/1

08 Dec 16 Chelmsford City (AW) New Street (IRE)J: J F Egan Book Tickets At Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 8th 25/1

07 Dec 16 Kempton (AW) Alberta (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy 32RedSport.com HandicapClass 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12th 25/1

07 Dec 16 Kempton (AW) Slowfoot (GER)J: Timmy Murphy 32Red HandicapClass 4 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 13th 66/1

07 Dec 16 Lingfield (AW) Officer Drivel (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Betway Handicap (Div 2)Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 8th 14/1

06 Dec 16 Southwell (AW) Maria's Choice (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Sun Bets On The App Store Handicap (Div 1)Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 10th 33/1

16 Nov 16 Kempton (AW) Red Orator (GB)J: Timmy Murphy 32Red.com HandicapClass 4 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 9th 66/1

16 Nov 16 Kempton (AW) New Street (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy 32Red On The App Store HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Standard · 14 ran 8th 50/1

15 Nov 16 Lingfield (AW) Slowfoot (GER)J: Timmy Murphy Betway HandicapClass 3 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 8th 100/1

12 Nov 16 Wolverhampton (AW) Outrath (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran 10th 25/1

11 Nov 16 Lingfield (AW) Maria's Choice (IRE)J: Michael J M Murphy Betway Apprentice HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 2nd 16/1

07 Nov 16 Kempton Alberta (IRE)J: Mr George Gorman BetVictor Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6th 9/2

02 Nov 16 Kempton (AW) Slowfoot (GER)J: Timmy Murphy 32Red Casino HandicapClass 3 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 9th 66/1

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).

Quick answers

What is Jim Best's strike rate?: Jim Best has won 181 of 1,400 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 12.9% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jim Best do best at?: Brighton by strike rate: 14 wins from 55 runners (25.5%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most runners 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.
Who rides most for Jim Best?: A P McCoy, with 135 runners since 2008 — 10% of the total. That pairing has won 52 (38.5%).
What is Jim Best's Fair A/E?: 0.94, from 1,396 runners with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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.