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Jim & Suzi Best

Jim and Suzi Best have been training racehorses together since 2022, and in just three years they have already built a record of 39 career winners — a solid foundation for a yard still finding its feet. This season tells the clearest story of where they currently stand: 15 winners from 173 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 12 races. That is a modest return, but 173 runners in a single season means the yard is active and ambitious, sending horses out regularly and gaining experience at a rate that tends to pay off over time.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Lewes, E Sussex
Record
15 wins from 173 races
Win rate
8.7%
Top jockey
Best course
Brighton (14.3% from 21 races)
Best going
Good (firm-ish)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
173
Races
15
Wins
8.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
27.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
Auto-Generated

One number that stands out is their record on normal ground conditions — when the track is neither waterlogged nor baked hard, just riding as it should. In those circumstances, they win 5 from 33 races, or about 1 in every 6 or 7. That is noticeably better than their overall average and suggests the yard has horses who show their best form when conditions are straightforward. It is the kind of pattern that matters more than it might first appear: trainers who know exactly when their horses will perform are the ones who tend to place them wisely.

Their most regular partnership is with jockey Luke Morris, who has ridden for them 31 times and converted 2 of those into wins — roughly 1 in every 15 rides. That is below the yard's own overall average, which may simply reflect the nature of the races Morris has been asked for, or the horses he has been put on. Either way, 31 rides together in three years tells you there is a working relationship worth watching as both the yard and jockey continue to develop.

At this stage, Jim and Suzi Best are still very much a yard on the way up. Thirty-nine winners in three years is not a headline-grabbing total, but it is honest, consistent progress. The real question over the next few seasons is whether that rate begins to climb — and given their record on good ground, the answer may well depend on how often British weather cooperates.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
May
7.1%
Jun
14.3%
Jul
30.8%
Aug
11.1%
Sep
10%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec
14.3%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar
50%
Apr

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to firm
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Standard to slow
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Good to soft
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Class 2
Avoids
Class 3
Avoids
Class 4
Avoids
Class 5
Class 6
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, undulating
Loves
Wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, tight turning
Ok
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Luke Morris First Choice
6.5%
Win rate
2/31
Won / Rode
8.3%
Win rate
1/12
Won / Rode
8.3%
Win rate
1/12
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
2/10
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/9
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
40%
Win rate
2/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Ashley Lewis
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 525
Form: 525
Form: 4
Form: -77896
Form: P5P2P-
Form: 68-960
Form: 4
Form: 7546-7
Form: 4236-
Form: 2127-8

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Lingfield Park 54 3 5.6%
chelmsford 22 3 13.6%
Brighton 21 3 14.3%
Kempton Park 17 1 5.9%
Plumpton 13 1 7.7%
Southwell 6 1 16.7%
Epsom Downs 5 1 20%
Windsor 5 0 0%
Wolverhampton 5 0 0%
Goodwood 3 0 0%
Fontwell Park 3 0 0%
Newbury 3 0 0%
Bath 2 1 50%
Sandown Park 2 0 0%
Ascot 2 0 0%
Market Rasen 2 0 0%
Uttoxeter 1 1 100%
Newton Abbot 1 0 0%
Fakenham 1 0 0%
Doncaster 1 0 0%
hereford 1 0 0%
Cheltenham 1 0 0%
Leicester 1 0 0%
Huntingdon 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
4 Apr
Huntingdon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
7th
2 Apr
Southwell · Long Distance (2m+) · Standard
Won
27 Mar
Lingfield Park · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
2nd
25 Mar
Lingfield Park · 5f – 6½f · Standard
8th
25 Mar
Lingfield Park · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
7th
24 Mar
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
9th
24 Mar
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
8th
23 Mar
Kempton Park · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
20 Mar
Lingfield Park · 5f – 6½f · Standard
5th
18 Mar
Kempton Park · 5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow
7th
16 Mar
Plumpton · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft
5th
10 Mar
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
7th
10 Mar
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
7th
9 Mar
Plumpton · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
7th
9 Mar
Plumpton · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft
4th
9 Mar
Plumpton · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft
4th
9 Mar
Plumpton · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
7th
2 Mar
Wolverhampton · Long Distance (2m+) · Standard
6th
28 Feb
Lingfield Park · 7f – 1m · Standard
5th
28 Feb
Newbury · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft