James Best Horse Racing Form | Taunton 15:50 17th January 2026
James Best' Form | 17th January 2026
17th January 2026 Support Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) Handicap Chase
| Total Horses Ride | Last 14 Days | Race Type | Wins | Races | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 |
1 wins from 13 runs
7.69%
|
NH Flat | 1 | 20 |
5%
|
| Hurdle Turf | 15 | 224 |
6.7%
|
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| Chase Turf | 19 | 175 |
10.86%
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Support Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) Handicap Chase
| 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 | 2026-01-16 15:10 | Hawk Stone James Best |
Market Rasen / 5 / 2m 1f 43y / Chase Turf / 9K | 11-9 Blinkers |
Good To Soft | P -btn El Rojo Grande 9-13 prominent, bumped 3rd, lost ground with slow jump 7th, outpaced and struggling after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out |
10 | 95 | |
| 1 | 2026-01-15 14:27 | Le Soleil Reve James Best |
Wincanton / 4 / 2m 3f 179y / Hurdle Turf / 10K | 11-3 | Heavy | 2/12 -btn 3.25 Lucky Bere 11-2 midfield, headway to briefly lead on bend before 2 out, stayed towards near centre when headed 2 out, outpaced by winner last, stayed on but no extra towards finish |
5 | 5.71 2.18 |
109 |
| 2 | 2026-01-15 13:52 | Postponed Legacy James Best |
Wincanton / 5 / 1m 7f 50y / Hurdle Turf / 8.5K | 11-2 Cheekpieces |
Heavy | 2/13 -btn 3 Mr Zee 10-2 in touch with leaders, not fluent but left in second 2 out, chased winner after last, stayed on well when pressed for position towards finish, no chance with winner |
6.5 | 7.19 2.32 |
88 |
| 3 | 2026-01-15 13:17 | Athena's Dream James Best |
Wincanton / 4 / 1m 7f 50y / Hurdle Turf / 10K | 10-2 | Heavy | 8/12 -btn 37.3 Sinchi Roca 11-5 always towards rear, struggling after 3 out, tailed off after 2 out |
51 | 144.26 10.69 |
|
| 4 | 2026-01-12 15:30 | Lady Fortune James Best |
Hereford / 5 / 2m 3f 147y / Hurdle Turf / 6.15K | 10-3 Tongue Strap |
Soft | P -btn Jamaicaine 11-0 held up in rear, brief headway before 2 out where pulled up |
15 | 20.53 4.7 |
75 |
| 5 | 2026-01-12 15:00 | Harksman James Best |
Hereford / 5 / 3m 1f 119y / Hurdle Turf / 6.15K | 11-0 | Soft | 6/7 -btn 63 Bollin Thou 11-2 wore hood to post, held up in rear, in touch 10th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened |
17 | 23.15 3.15 |
81 |
| 6 | 2026-01-12 14:00 | Daring To Dream James Best |
Hereford / 4 / 2m 0f 53y / Hurdle Turf / 10K | 10-10 Hood |
Soft | 4/12 -btn 16.25 Vol Royale 11-10 took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, made headway after 4th, untidy 5th, chased leaders 3 out, still going okay 2 out, ridden and went modest fourth before last, ran on |
81 | 261.73 13.32 |
|
| 7 | 2026-01-11 16:00 | Bradman James Best |
Fontwell / 4 / 2m 3f 29y / Hurdle Turf / 8.7K | 10-2 Cheekpieces |
Soft | 1/14 -win 2 Lexie's Moon 10-13 front rank, bad mistake 4th, not fluent 3 out, made challenge going best 2 out, soon led, ridden before last, kept on well run-in |
15 | 19.8 5.07 |
84 |
| 8 | 2026-01-09 16:05 | Fountains Gala James Best |
Exeter / 5 / 2m 0f 161y / NH Flat / 4K | 10-9 | Good To Soft | 9/11 -btn 48.05 Mortal Coil 10-3 held up in midfield, driven over 3f out, soon weakened |
81 | 134.42 19.37 |
|
| 9 | 2026-01-09 13:32 | Lady Dapple Rose James Best |
Exeter / 4 / 2m 0f 161y / Hurdle Turf / 10K | 11-1 | Good To Soft | 8/14 -btn 58 Johnny's Jury 11-8 wore hood to post, held up in midfield, pushed along and no impression before 3 out |
126 | 339.89 32 |
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| 10 | 2026-01-08 16:00 | L'inoubliable James Best |
Taunton / 5 / 2m 0f 104y / Hurdle Turf / 9K | 10-6 Cheekpieces |
Good | 5/7 -btn 20.75 Broomfield Gale 10-13 never better than mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after last |
13 | 12.79 2.85 |
78 |
| 11 | 2026-01-08 14:30 | O'Grady's Hill James Best |
Taunton / 4 / 2m 0f 12y / Chase Turf / 13.3K | 10-9 | Good | 4/5 -btn 44.5 Hypotenus 12-2 in touch with leaders but mistake 1st, impeded 2nd, bumped 3rd, outpaced after 4 out, detached from 3 out |
21 | 24 7.6 |
91 |
| 12 | 2026-01-08 13:00 | Kapitein Kool James Best |
Taunton / 4 / 2m 3f 1y / Hurdle Turf / 10K | 11-12 | Good | 2/7 -btn 3 Calvino 11-5 prominent, closed on leaders from 3 out, disputed lead approaching 2 out, briefly led last, headed approaching final 110yds run-in, no extra towards finish |
4 | 4.8 1.93 |
118 |