James Best Horse Racing Form | Taunton 14:55 09th March 2020

James Best' Form | 09th March 2020

09th March 2020 William Hill Money Back 2nd At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle

Total Horses Ride Last 14 Days Race Type Wins Races Win %
3 0 wins from 10 runs
0%
Hurdle Turf 0 3
0%
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
4
Classifications
Handicap, Hurdle
Ground
Heavy
Distance
2m 104y
Runners
9
Prize Money
£8,800
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Escrime D'art Statistics
Date Horse
Trainer
Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2020-03-08 17:10 Universal Mission
James Best
Warwick / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 4K 11-2 Soft P -btn Bear Ghylls 11-2

midfield, hung right and lost place 7f out, soon tailed off, pulled up inside final furlong

51 128.73
16
1 2020-03-08 15:35 Dancing Shadow
James Best
Warwick / 3 / 3m 5f 54y / Chase Turf / 26.06K 11-9
Blinkers
Soft 3/14 -btn 22.25 Western Climate 10-10

chased leader, mistake 13th, lost 2nd 18th, 4th and outpaced under pressure after 3 out, well held 3rd from next

34 100
9.8
122
2 2020-03-08 14:30 Sea Destination
James Best
Warwick / 3 / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 16.8K 10-12
Tongue Strap
Soft 5/5 -btn 75.25 Litterale Ci 11-4

always off the pace in last pair, blundered 11th, dropped to last and no chance 3 out, tailed off and virtually pulled up flat

51 166.82
27
3 2020-03-05 14:25 Thestopperdunne
James Best
Wincanton / 5 / 2m 3f 166y / Hurdle Turf / 5K 11-2
Cheekpieces
Soft P -btn Buckhorn George 11-2

in rear, pecked on landing 1st, struggling from 6th, pulled up after 7th

251 1000
119.06
4 2020-03-03 16:30 Stage Summit
James Best
Exeter / 4 / 2m 0f 175y / Hurdle Turf / 8.42K 10-13 Soft 3/10 -btn 4.8 Daytime Ahead 10-6

in touch with leaders, ridden after 3rd, soon outpaced, went fourth before 3 out, went third last, stayed on

21 25
4.9
107
5 2020-03-03 15:00 Big Time Frank
James Best
Exeter / 5 / 3m 0f 54y / Chase Turf / 7.46K 10-8 Soft P -btn Sunny Ledgend 10-0

in touch with leaders, towards rear 7th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up 4 out

6 6.5
2.23
81
6 2020-03-03 14:00 Second Captain
James Best
Exeter / 4 / 2m 7f 25y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K 11-3 Soft 6/6 -btn 40.75 Getaround 10-12

tracked leaders, ridden after 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

29 36
11
7 2020-02-28 16:20 King Of The Sharks
James Best
Newbury / 4 / 3m 0f 52y / Hurdle Turf / 7.27K 11-6 Soft P -btn Roccowithlove 11-1

tall; will make a chaser; looked well; tracked leader, pushed along before 2 out (usual 3 out), pulled up before last (usual 2 out), lost action

11 13.04
3.95
114
8 2020-02-26 16:50 Ede'iffs Elton
James Best
Wincanton / 4 / 2m 5f 82y / Hurdle Turf / 7.94K 11-0 Soft 9/16 -btn 62.75 Dr Oakley 10-3

close up on outer, ridden and lost position before 7th, rallied 3 out, no extra and weakened before 2 out

17 27
4.03
97
9 2020-02-26 16:20 Miss Harriett
James Best
Wincanton / 5 / 1m 7f 65y / Hurdle Turf / 6.51K 10-8
Tongue Strap
Soft 7/16 -btn 18 Broke Away 10-1

took keen hold, midfield, nudged along and headway after 3 out, pushed along when sprawled on landing 2 out, weakened approaching last

21 34
5.5
82