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James Best Jockey

James Best is a professional jockey. This page includes statistics, form, news, photos, career performance, trainer, track and race course statistics. Compare detailed statistics for James Best including win performance, strike rates and betting odds.
Overall Stats
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Career 3812 259 339 363 7% 26% $9.07 -39%
12 Mths 386 22 41 35 6% 26% $13.33 -38%
Last 10 10 2 1 - 20% 30% $0 -100%
Last 100 100 7 13 5 8% 25% $11.75 -53%
Yearly Breakdown
Last 5 years
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
2019 367 29 28 29 8% 24% $8.82 -30%
2020 225 9 18 26 4% 24% $14.06 -44%
2021 468 35 49 37 8% 26% $10.23 -23%
2022 303 12 26 36 4% 25% $9.57 -62%
2023 359 17 34 37 5% 25% $12.88 -39%
2024 170 13 18 9 8% 24% $11 -42%
Monthly Breakdown
Last 12 months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Jun 2023 26 - 5 4 0% 35% $0 -100%
Jul 2023 21 - 3 3 0% 29% $0 -100%
Aug 2023 23 2 1 2 9% 22% $45 291%
Sep 2023 12 - 1 2 0% 25% $0 -100%
Oct 2023 23 3 1 6 14% 44% $5.67 -26%
Nov 2023 61 2 7 4 4% 22% $10.5 -66%
Dec 2023 37 2 5 3 6% 28% $6.5 -65%
Jan 2024 33 3 4 2 10% 28% $16 -3%
Feb 2024 37 3 1 2 9% 17% $6.67 -46%
Mar 2024 29 1 4 1 4% 21% $11 -62%
Apr 2024 42 2 8 2 5% 29% $8 -62%
May 2024 29 4 1 2 14% 25% $20 -31%
Track Conditions
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Firm 1 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
Good 1581 101 132 142 7% 24% $9.75 -38%
Soft 1727 117 153 172 7% 26% $9.4 -36%
Heavy 427 37 47 47 9% 31% $6.19 -46%
Track Conditions
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Good 124 6 11 15 5% 26% $8.17 -60%
Soft 157 8 16 14 6% 25% $19 -3%
Heavy 57 4 8 5 8% 30% $9.75 -32%
Track Types
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Turf 3736 255 332 361 7% 26% $9.07 -38%
Cushion 15 - 1 - 0% 7% $0 -100%
Track Types
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Turf 338 18 35 34 6% 26% $13.33 -29%
Cushion 2 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
Distances
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1001 - 1300m 1 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
2401m+ 3765 255 333 362 7% 26% $9.07 -39%
Distances
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
2401m+ 340 18 35 34 6% 26% $13.33 -29%
Barrier
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1 - 3 1 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
11 - 13 2 - - 1 0% 50% $0 -100%
Barrier
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Prize Money
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
$0 - $5000 1626 115 148 157 8% 26% $9.72 -31%
$5001 - $10000 1566 89 132 150 6% 24% $8.11 -54%
$10001 - $20000 375 38 36 43 11% 32% $7.21 -27%
$20001 - $35000 116 7 13 9 7% 25% $15.46 -7%
$35001 - $75000 50 3 4 1 6% 16% $15 -10%
$75001+ 30 3 - 2 10% 17% $15.33 53%
Prize Money
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
$0 - $5000 208 7 23 24 4% 26% $21 -29%
$5001 - $10000 89 6 3 6 7% 17% $7.5 -49%
$10001 - $20000 28 3 5 3 11% 40% $7 -25%
$20001 - $35000 8 - 3 - 0% 38% $0 -100%
$35001 - $75000 5 2 1 - 40% 60% $13.5 440%
$75001+ 2 - - 1 0% 50% $0 -100%
Weight
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
59kg+ 3766 255 333 362 7% 26% $9.07 -39%
Weight
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
59kg+ 340 18 35 34 6% 26% $13.33 -29%
Field Size
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1 - 5 267 32 54 56 12% 54% $5.87 -30%
6 - 7 625 78 69 77 13% 36% $7.15 -11%
8 - 10 1281 81 115 121 7% 25% $10.25 -35%
11 - 12 722 27 56 67 4% 21% $10.16 -62%
13 - 15 602 26 25 31 5% 14% $13.1 -43%
16+ 269 11 14 10 5% 14% $11.18 -54%
Field Size
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1 - 5 36 2 8 8 6% 50% $13.5 -25%
6 - 7 53 9 5 6 17% 38% $7.33 25%
8 - 10 137 5 14 11 4% 22% $23.8 -13%
11 - 12 68 1 6 6 2% 20% $11 -84%
13 - 15 36 1 2 3 3% 17% $17 -53%
16+ 10 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
Spells
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
First Up 1156 54 70 85 5% 19% $10.72 -50%
Second Up 862 61 73 87 8% 26% $8.19 -42%
Third Up 635 48 60 67 8% 28% $7.86 -41%
Spells
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
First Up 120 5 4 5 5% 12% $9.2 -62%
Second Up 90 2 8 9 3% 22% $5 -89%
Third Up 62 2 3 8 4% 21% $6.5 -79%
James Best Details
Full NameJames Best
StatusProfessional Jockey