Jockey Details

James Davies

277 Rides 21 Wins (7.6%) 61 Places (22.0%)
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 100)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
01/03/26
14:15 		Huntingdon 2m For Love Of Beauty (GB) Noel Williams 99 - 10-12 150/1
Sweating - always behind - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out(op 100/1)
28/02/26
16:50 		Doncaster 2m½f Moscow Star Oliver Signy 5 1.75 11-2 33/1
Prominent - bit short of room and switched left over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1)
27/02/26
17:05 		Doncaster 3m Northern Poet (IRE) Nick Gifford 99 - 11-8 14/1
Jumped right on occasions - held up in midfield - lost position and towards rear when slow jump 7th - soon struggling - detached from 11th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
26/02/26
16:36 		Taunton 2m½f Jim Santiago Bowie Dominic Ffrench Davis 7 7 11-2 66/1
Towards rear - ran green after 6f - ran green and weakened over 2f out(op 40/1)
26/02/26
14:16 		Taunton 2m3f Bowmans Dream (GB) Carroll Gray 99 - 10-5 250/1
In rear - struggling when jumped right 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 150/1 tchd 400/1)
25/02/26
16:50 		Wincanton 1m7f New Virginia Nigel Hawke 10 4.25 11-2 200/1
Towards rear - weakened over 2f out(tchd 150/1)
25/02/26
15:50 		Wincanton 2m4f Constant Friday (IRE) Richard Rowe 99 - 10-2 15/2
Towards rear - headway before 5 out - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 7/1)
25/02/26
15:20 		Wincanton 2m4f Hello Fortune Nick Gifford 12 .5 11-1 28/1
Towards rear - headway after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1)
24/02/26
15:20 		Leicester 2m4f Palawan Du Mazet (FR) Alan Jones 1st Won 11-2 7/4F
In rear - headway after 6th - outpaced after 5 out - rallied after 4 out - ridden after 2 out - led last - kept on(op 5/2)
23/02/26
16:15 		Plumpton 2m4f Koenigsstern (IRE) Nick Gifford 2nd 9.5 12-0 4/1
In touch with leaders - steady headway before 4 out - outpaced on turn before 2 out - rallied before last - went modest second inside final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
23/02/26
15:45 		Plumpton 3m1f Ami Bondhu (FR) Nick Gifford 3rd 4.25 11-12 7/1
Midfield - headway before 3 out - soon disputing third - no extra before last(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and 8/1)
22/02/26
15:50 		Fontwell 2m5½f Tommy Dillion (IRE) Richard Rowe 4 28 10-10 33/1
Held up in rear - headway 8th - weakened quickly approaching last - tailed off - finished tired(op 18/1)
22/02/26
14:20 		Fontwell 2m3f Le Flying Ferret (FR) Nick Gifford 5 .75 11-2 200/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - brief headway after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened run-in - tailed off
21/02/26
14:43 		Newcastle 4m1½f Dom Of Mary (FR) James Owen 99 - 10-2 13/2
In touch with leaders in centre of group - weakened quickly before 5 out - tailed off from 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 17/2)
20/02/26
17:05 		Warwick 2m Safari Nick Gifford 4 8 11-2 13/2
Towards rear - headway 4f out - went modest fourth 2f out(tchd 8/1)
20/02/26
15:35 		Warwick 2m Gone Country Nick Gifford 9 6.5 10-7 25/1
Towards rear - weakened 3 out(op 40/1)
19/02/26
15:26 		Huntingdon 2m Celine Man (IRE) J R Jenkins 8 4 10-10 100/1
In rear - towards rear but in touch with leaders 5 out - weakened after 3 out(tchd 66/1)
19/02/26
14:16 		Huntingdon 2m4f Ceejaybe (GB) Jo Davis 99 - 10-13 14/1
Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - detached 6th - pulled up before 8th (jockey said gelding moved poorly; vet had nothing to report)(op 18/1)
17/02/26
14:45 		Newbury 2m½f Seeking Charles (FR) Mark Usher 7 4.25 11-8 80/1
In rear - weakened 2 out(op 66/1)
14/02/26
12:55 		Haydock 1m7½f Love Sonnet (IRE) Tim Vaughan 4 5.5 11-1 18/1
Took keen hold - prominent - mistake and lost third 3 out - weakened from 2 out(tchd 16/1)
13/02/26
16:35 		Fakenham 2m Golden Sanjida Noel Williams 4 12 10-2 12/1
Raced in fourth - weakened over 3f out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
12/02/26
14:50 		Taunton 2m7f Gingerbred (GB) Carroll Gray 3rd 21 11-8 22/1
Outpaced and raced in last - detached from 3rd - went modest third final strides - never on terms(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
12/02/26
13:05 		Taunton 2m½f Deauville Lady (GB) Nigel Hawke 6 9.5 11-0 150/1
Always behind(tchd 250/1)
07/02/26
16:30 		Newbury 2m½f Half Hoping Nick Gifford 4 13 11-7 16/1
Towards rear - struggling 4f out - stayed on and went modest fourth over 1f out(op 14/1)
05/02/26
15:20 		Lingfield 2m4f Koenigsstern (IRE) Nick Gifford 99 - 10-12 11/2
Disputed lead - lost position but pressed leader 5th - led before 3 out - headed and fell 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and 13/2)
05/02/26
14:45 		Lingfield 2m Hello Fortune Nick Gifford 4 7.5 11-7 7/1
Led - joined 2 out - headed then weakened before last(op 11/1)
03/02/26
16:15 		Taunton 2m2f Palawan Du Mazet (FR) Alan Jones 1st Won 10-4 7/2
Towards rear - headway before 6th - ridden and outpaced after 4 out - rallied before 3 out - led before last - jumped left last - went clear inside final 110yds - comfortably(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)
02/02/26
12:52 		Kempton 2m Approaching Storm (IRE) Nick Gifford 13 55 11-4 300/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 250/1)
29/01/26
15:03 		Wincanton 2m4f Watchoutitscookie (IRE) Nigel Hawke 2nd 2 10-6 11/1
Prominent - led narrowly or disputed lead after 2nd - led after 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - carried left approaching last - clear with one other when slightly hampered inside final 110yds - soon no extra(op 10/1)
29/01/26
14:33 		Wincanton 1m7f Forest Hills (IRE) Carroll Gray 15 3 11-6 250/1
Always behind(op 200/1 tchd 150/1)
29/01/26
14:03 		Wincanton 2m4f Carrigmoorna Rowan (IRE) Ryan Potter 4 9 11-10 5/1
Soon disputed lead - led 4th - joined 10th - headed 5 out - soon lost position - weakened 3 out(op 4/1)
27/01/26
14:02 		Chepstow 2m3½f Torrent (GB) Nigel Hawke 99 - 11-7 16/1
Towards rear - lost touch before 3 out - pulled up last(op 12/1)
26/01/26
13:50 		Plumpton 2m Northwest Passage (GB) Roger Teal 5 8.5 10-6 12/1
Prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
26/01/26
13:20 		Plumpton 2m4½f Willshebe Court (IRE) Nick Gifford 99 - 10-13 100/1
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
24/01/26
13:15 		Cheltenham 2m4½f Donnacha (IRE) Nigel Hawke 1st Won 10-8 12/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 4th - prominent 7th - went second 11th - led 2 out - faced challenge last - sustained duel and went clear with runner-up run-in - kept on well and just did enough
22/01/26
14:40 		Huntingdon 2m4½f Low Expectations (IRE) Nick Gifford 8 .5 11-4 15/2
Took keen hold - disputed lead - led 3rd - headed before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 8/1)
22/01/26
12:28 		Huntingdon 2m½f Touquet (FR) Nick Gifford 1st Won 11-7 100/30
Took keen hold - soon led - not fluent 3 out - hit last - drifted left run-in - kept on(tchd 11/4)
19/01/26
15:50 		Lingfield 2m4f Constant Friday (IRE) Richard Rowe 4 10 10-2 15/2
Prominent - lost second after 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 10/1)
19/01/26
15:20 		Lingfield 2m7½f Koenigsstern (IRE) Nick Gifford 5 20 12-0 6/1
Raced wide early - in rear - hit 12th - steady headway 14th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 5/1)
19/01/26
14:50 		Lingfield 2m3½f Court One (IRE) Richard Rowe 3rd 19 10-5 9/2
Held up in rear - headway 6th - went third 3 out - no impression when jumped left 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
19/01/26
13:50 		Lingfield 3m5f Aworkinprogress (IRE) Nick Gifford 1st Won 11-5 11/2
Held up in rear - headway and prominent going easily and went second before 3 out - clear with one other after 2 out - led narrowly and ridden last - stayed on(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
19/01/26
13:20 		Lingfield 2m Hello Fortune Nick Gifford 9 0.3 11-8 25/1
Prominent - disputed lead 2nd - lost position after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened home straight(tchd 20/1)
18/01/26
15:35 		Windsor 3m4½f Gingerbred (GB) Carroll Gray 99 - 10-7 33/1
Always behind - lost touch 14th - tailed off when pulled up 17th(op 40/1)
17/01/26
16:20 		Taunton 2m3f Absolut Grey (FR) D Summersby 10 6.5 10-2 100/1
Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 66/1)
17/01/26
15:50 		Taunton 2m7f Watchoutitscookie (IRE) Nigel Hawke 10 7 10-8 12/1
Prominent - pressed leaders 12th - weakened before 3 out(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
17/01/26
14:05 		Taunton 3m Square Du Roule (FR) Nigel Hawke 4 1.25 11-1 3/1F
Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - went fourth after 2 out - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 2/1)
17/01/26
12:55 		Taunton 2m3f King Sacre (FR) Nigel Hawke 12 5 11-6 200/1
Took keen hold - always behind - detached after 3 out - tailed off(op 125/1)
16/01/26
12:53 		Market Rasen 2m2½f Constantinian (IRE) Oliver Signy 4 1.75 11-5 11/2
Pressed leaders - led before 4th - headed before 2 out - weakened before last(op 7/1)
15/01/26
13:17 		Wincanton 1m7f Grey Aquila (GB) Jo Davis 99 - 11-1 300/1
Midfield - struggling when dropped to rear 4th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 125/1)
15/01/26
12:42 		Wincanton 1m7f Deauville Lady (GB) Nigel Hawke 7 1 11-1 200/1
In rear - some headway after 3 out - not fluent and weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 100/1)
12/01/26
14:00 		Hereford 2m Raging Al (IRE) Tim Vaughan 5 0.3 11-3 100/1
In rear - some headway before last - ran on run-in(op 40/1)
11/01/26
14:30 		Fontwell 2m1½f Flame Dancer (GB) Noel Williams 99 - 10-3 250/1
Reluctant to race - soon tailed off - pulled up before 2nd(op 150/1)
11/01/26
13:00 		Fontwell 2m3f Le Flying Ferret (FR) Nick Gifford 8 0.2 11-3 400/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 250/1)
08/01/26
13:00 		Taunton 2m3f Forest Hills (IRE) Carroll Gray 7 3.5 11-5 150/1
In rear - jumped left 4th - struggling 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 200/1)
31/12/25
15:22 		Warwick 2m Soldier Poet Nick Gifford 5 5 11-2 10/1
(op 9/1)
31/12/25
13:52 		Warwick 2m4f Koenigsstern (IRE) Nick Gifford 2nd 2.5 11-12 13/2
In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - not fluent 11th - headway before 13th - led 4 out - joined approaching last - ridden when headed run-in - soon no extra(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
30/12/25
15:23 		Taunton 3m2½f Gingerbred (GB) Carroll Gray 2nd 8.5 12-0 5/1
Held up in rear - headway before 12th - prominent 14th - went second before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1)
30/12/25
12:50 		Taunton 2m½f Ta Craic Ann (IRE) J S Moore 99 - 11-0 300/1
Took keen hold - always behind - pulled up before 2 out(op 150/1)
29/12/25
14:22 		Newbury 2m4½f Torrent (GB) Nigel Hawke 7 12 11-1 28/1
Soon in rear - headway after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 25/1)
27/12/25
15:25 		Chepstow 2m3½f Donnacha (IRE) Nigel Hawke 2nd 4 12-0 7/2
In touch with leaders - mistake 6th - not fluent 7th - went second 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 10/3 tchd 18/5)
27/12/25
12:30 		Chepstow 2m Close Combat (IRE) Nigel Hawke 7 3.25 11-10 25/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - outpaced omitted 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 28/1)
26/12/25
15:27 		Fontwell 2m1½f Half Hoping Nick Gifford 1st Won 11-2 11/4
In touch with leaders - steady headway over 5f out - led over 2f out - soon ridden - went clear inside final 110yds - readily(op 5/2)
26/12/25
14:17 		Fontwell 2m1½f Ami Bondhu (FR) Nick Gifford 3rd 19 11-6 3/1
Pressed leader - disputed lead before 3rd - lost second when weakening before 2 out(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
22/12/25
14:50 		Huntingdon 2m½f Touquet (FR) Nick Gifford 1st Won 11-12 4/1
Prominent - pressed leader 4th - left in lead 9th - went clear after 3 out - reduced lead run-in - ridden out(tchd 9/2)
22/12/25
13:50 		Huntingdon 2m3½f Ebselysees (GB) Noel Williams 5 11 11-6 15/2
Took keen hold - pressed leader - joined leader before 3rd - lost position 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 13/2)
20/12/25
15:23 		Hereford 2m Monsieur Fernand Oliver Signy 11 21 11-2 28/1
Always behind(op 25/1)
20/12/25
12:28 		Hereford 2m Raging Al (IRE) Tim Vaughan 10 3.25 11-2 40/1
Always behind(op 50/1)
20/12/25
11:58 		Hereford 3m1f Holeshot (IRE) Tim Vaughan 99 - 11-13 6/1
Travelled strongly - prominent - hampered 1st - went second 11th - prominent and struggling 4 out - weakened quickly after 3 out - soon pulled up(tchd 13/2)
19/12/25
14:25 		Ascot 1m7½f Easter Icon (GB) Gary Brown 13 9 10-9 150/1
In rear throughout(op 66/1)
18/12/25
12:30 		Exeter 2m½f Blazing Litten (GB) Chris Down 7 .5 11-4 100/1
Midfield - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 80/1)
17/12/25
15:08 		Newbury 2m½f Penny Lawn Nick Gifford 12 8 11-0 33/1
Always behind
17/12/25
12:23 		Newbury 2m½f Love Sonnet (IRE) Tim Vaughan 1st Won 10-13 6/1
Prominent behind clear leader - headway after 3 out - led after last - pushed along and went clear final 110yds - won going away(op 9/2)
15/12/25
15:30 		Plumpton 2m2f Willshebe Court (IRE) Nick Gifford 10 1 11-2 50/1
Never better than midfield (trainer said mare made a respiratory noise)(op 28/1 tchd 66/1)
15/12/25
15:00 		Plumpton 2m4½f Golden Identity (GB) Tim Vaughan 5 5 11-13 5/1
In rear - mistake 7th - some headway after 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 4/1)
15/12/25
14:00 		Plumpton 3m1f Drumheller (IRE) Nick Gifford 3rd 15 11-2 4/1
Prominent - disputed lead after 2nd - lost position 8th - hit 4 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 3/1)
15/12/25
13:30 		Plumpton 2m4½f Le Flying Ferret (FR) Nick Gifford 5 19 11-4 50/1
Took keen hold - in rear - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
13/12/25
15:10 		Lingfield 2m Touquet (FR) Nick Gifford 3rd 0.1 12-0 15/2
Took keen hold - led - headed before 3 out - led again run-in - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/2)
13/12/25
14:32 		Lingfield 2m7f Duffry Trixs (IRE) Richard J Bandey 3rd 6.5 11-9 9/1
In rear - headway and went third before 3 out - pressed leaders before 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)
13/12/25
13:57 		Lingfield 2m3½f Court One (IRE) Richard Rowe 2nd 7.5 10-5 5/2
In rear - not fluent 2nd - headway before 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - rallied before 2 out - went second last - no extra run-in(op 9/4 tchd 2/1)
13/12/25
13:22 		Lingfield 2m3½f Hello Fortune Nick Gifford 2nd 2.5 11-0 11/1
Took keen hold - raced in second - not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 9/1)
11/12/25
13:35 		Taunton 2m½f Freddie Fleetfoot (GB) Carroll Gray 8 2.25 10-2 11/1
Led - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
11/12/25
12:35 		Taunton 2m½f Knowstone Nigel Hawke 5 15 10-7 80/1
Prominent - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 40/1)
10/12/25
15:37 		Hereford 2m3½f Calli Black (IRE) David Weston 7 8 11-12 12/1
Taken down early - led early - headed before 2nd - led again halfway - not fluent 6th - not fluent 3 out - headed after 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said mare hung left-handed)(tchd 14/1)
10/12/25
15:05 		Hereford 2m5f Boys Of Wexford (GB) Henry Oliver 99 - 10-7 17/2
Led - headed and prominent 4th - disputed lead 10th - lost position after 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up 2 out(op 7/1)
10/12/25
13:35 		Hereford 2m3½f King Sacre (FR) Nigel Hawke 5 34 11-4 150/1
Never better than midfield - mistake 4th - lost touch before 2 out(op 66/1)
10/12/25
13:05 		Hereford 2m Get In Order Henry Oliver 4 0.3 11-4 8/1
Prominent - weakened before last(op 10/1 tchd 15/2)
08/12/25
14:25 		Fontwell 2m3f Izakaya (GER) Camilla Poulton 99 - 11-0 20/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - raced in last - not fluent 6th - headway before 4 out - 2 lengths down when jumped left and fell 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
08/12/25
13:25 		Fontwell 2m3½f Koenigsstern (IRE) Nick Gifford 3rd 6 11-12 4/1
In touch with leaders - headway before 5 out - not fluent 4 out - briefly went second before 2 out - weakened before last(op 5/1)
06/12/25
15:21 		Chepstow 2m Winters Hill (GB) Chris Down 8 8.5 10-9 100/1
In touch with leaders - weakened 3f out - tailed off(op 33/1)
06/12/25
13:36 		Chepstow 2m7½f Aworkinprogress (IRE) Nick Gifford 5 1.75 10-8 15/8F
Held up in rear - pushed along from 11th - some headway home turn - never on terms (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 6/4 tchd 2/1)
05/12/25
15:38 		Exeter 2m½f Topsham Tide Chris Down 10 20 10-9 125/1
Reduced visibility - midfield - weakened home straight - tailed off(op 80/1)
05/12/25
14:33 		Exeter 2m2½f Reel Orange (IRE) Chris Down 11 11 11-0 33/1
Reduced visibility - midfield - lost position and towards rear before 4 out - soon struggling (jockey said mare hung left-handed)(op 66/1)
05/12/25
13:58 		Exeter 2m3f Donnacha (IRE) Nigel Hawke 2nd .5 11-7 9/2
Prominent - pressed winner from 4 out - led narrowly run-in - kept on but headed towards finish(op 11/4)
05/12/25
12:48 		Exeter 2m½f Deauville Lady (GB) Nigel Hawke 16 4.5 10-7 300/1
Always behind(op 200/1 tchd 400/1)
04/12/25
14:10 		Wincanton 3m½f Holkham Hall (IRE) Gordon Treacy 5 1.25 10-2 12/1
Took keen hold - in rear - not fluent 8th - no impression from 2 out(op 18/1)
03/12/25
15:27 		Ludlow 2m Maya L'Abeille Nigel Hawke 9 .75 10-3 80/1
Never better than midfield
02/12/25
13:22 		Southwell 2m Livy's Lad (GB) Nick Gifford 3rd 5 11-3 4/6F
Prominent - raced in third behind clear leader after 3rd - headway 7th - led 4 out - headed approaching last - mistake last - lost second and weakened run-in (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 8/11)
01/12/25
15:35 		Plumpton 2m2f Soldier Poet Nick Gifford 2nd 1 11-2 12/1
Towards rear - headway over 6f out - not clear run over 2f out - went second over 1f out - hung left and kept on inside final furlong - just held(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
01/12/25
15:05 		Plumpton 2m Low Expectations (IRE) Nick Gifford 1st Won 11-9 1/2F
Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and pressed leader before 2 out - led before last - kept on(op 4/7)
01/12/25
14:05 		Plumpton 2m1f Touquet (FR) Nick Gifford 4 2.5 11-2 2/1
Raced in second - not fluent 6th - pressed leader before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 7/4 tchd 13/8)