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.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win 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% |