John Best
John Best is a horse trainer based in SWI, specialising in Flat racing. From 4322 career runners, he has saddled 374 winners, at a 8.7% strike rate. He has earned £3.8M in prize money. He currently has 377 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Leicester (4w from 11r).
Career Statistics
Win Rate
8.7%
Total Wins
374
Total Runs
4,322
Active Horses
377
Prize Money
£3.8M
Recent Form
Season Performance
Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs
- Runs
- Prize £k
- Win Rate %
Recent Results
Last 20 runners| Date | Horse | Course | Race | Pos | Jockey | SP | Prize £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | Torochica (GB) | Lingfield (AW) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap | 6 | Charles Bishop | 9/1 | £0 |
| 05 Feb | Torochica (GB) | Lingfield (AW) | Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap | 4 | Charles Bishop | 10/1 | £387 |
| 09 Jan | Molivaliente (USA) | Lingfield (AW) | Bombardier British-hopped Amber Beer Handicap | 9 | Lee Newman | 9/2 | £0 |
| 09 Jan | Torochica (GB) | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 1 | Charles Bishop | 14/1 | £5.2k |
| 09 Dec | Torochica (GB) | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 3 | Charles Bishop | 20/1 | £510 |
| 24 Nov | Molivaliente (USA) | Lingfield (AW) | Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap | 7 | James Doyle | 9/2 | £300 |
| 21 Nov | Torochica (GB) | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Supporting Safer Gambling Week Handicap (Div 1) | 10 | Cieren Fallon | 17/2 | £0 |
| 12 Nov | Torochica (GB) | Chelmsford (AW) | Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap | 6 | Tom Marquand | 11/1 | £300 |
| 11 Nov | Eddystone Rock (IRE) | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap | 3 | Jack Mitchell | 18/1 | £774 |
| 02 Nov | Torochica (GB) | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Fillies' Handicap | 6 | William Buick | 9/2 | £300 |
| 24 Oct | Eddystone Rock (IRE) | Doncaster | Think Smart At Vertem Handicap | 7 | Jack Mitchell | 22/1 | £0 |
| 22 Oct | Molivaliente (USA) | Chelmsford (AW) | tote.co.uk Free Streaming Every UK Race Handicap | 9 | Andrea Atzeni | 3/1F | £0 |
| 20 Oct | Torochica (GB) | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Handicap (Div 1) | 5 | Josephine Gordon | 10/1 | £300 |
| 10 Oct | Eddystone Rock (IRE) | York | Coral Backing Prostate Cancer UK Handicap | 6 | Ben Curtis | 12/1 | £0 |
| 07 Oct | Molivaliente (USA) | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 4 | Jamie Spencer | 10/1 | £387 |
| 27 Sept | Torochica (GB) | Chester | Chester Racecourse, Racing Since 1539 Handicap | 6 | Josephine Gordon | 11/2 | £140 |
| 27 Sept | Eddystone Rock (IRE) | Chester | Horseradish Handicap | 6 | Jack Mitchell | 20/1 | £0 |
| 07 Sept | Torochica (GB) | Lingfield | Betway Handicap | 1 | Josephine Gordon | 4/1F | £3.4k |
| 15 Aug | Torochica (GB) | Newbury | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 8 | Adam Kirby | 20/1 | £0 |
| 08 Aug | Eddystone Rock (IRE) | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Millenium Millionaire Handicap | 10 | Cieren Fallon | 14/1 | £0 |
Strike Rate by Course & Distance
Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.
| Course | 5f | 6f | 7f | 1m | 1m2f | 1m4f+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 24% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| Kempton (AW) | 25% | 15% | 15% | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Windsor | 0% | 5% | — | 17% | 11% | 0% |
| Sandown | 6% | — | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 0% | 30% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
| Ascot | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% | — | 18% |
| Lingfield | 0% | 29% | 33% | 0% | 14% | 0% |
| Goodwood | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
Going Performance
Based on the 1071 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Distance Performance
Based on the 1071 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Course Specialists
Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).
Class Performance
Win rates by race class (1–7).
Seasonality
Monthly win rate across stored results.
Jockey Partnerships
Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).
Owner Partnerships
Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).
Surface Split
Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.
AW
Runs
541
Wins
70
Win Rate
13%
Turf
Runs
512
Wins
56
Win Rate
11%
None
Runs
17
Wins
1
Win Rate
6%
Dirt
Runs
1
Wins
0
Win Rate
0%
Flat vs Jumps
Separate stats for each racing code.
Runs
1032
Wins
121
Win %
12%
Place %
31%
Runs
39
Wins
6
Win %
15%
Place %
33%
Top Horses
Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.
Biggest Wins
Most valuable victories from stored results.
Sky Bet Handicap
Eddystone Rock (IRE) · York · 21 Aug 2019
Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap
Eddystone Rock (IRE) · York · 26 Aug 2017
Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap)
Eddystone Rock (IRE) · Ascot · 10 Aug 2019
Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Handicap)
Glenys The Menace (FR) · Ascot · 12 Aug 2017
Canter Carpet Handicap
Eddystone Rock (IRE) · Chester · 25 May 2019
Betfred 'Supports Jack Berry House' Ladies Day Handicap (Str)
Mullionheir (GB) · Newbury · 15 Aug 2015
Ryan & Co Accountants Handicap
Eddystone Rock (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 28 May 2016
Polar Star Diamond Handicap (Lady Riders)
Mine Behind (GB) · Newbury · 23 Jul 2005
Meadowview Stables Race
Eddystone Rock (IRE) · Tipperary (IRE) · 25 Aug 2016
Redrow Proudly Supporting The J's Hospice Handicap
Pendo (GB) · Chelmsford (AW) · 27 Apr 2017
Market Performance
Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.
Avg Winner SP
7.7/1
Shortest Winner
0.3/1
Biggest Winner
33/1
Winner SP Distribution
Age Performance
Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.
Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating
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