Joseph Davis
Joseph Davis
Joseph Davis
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Although he rode briefly on the Flat before the First World War, Jospeh Davis made much more of an impact over jumps with 14 wins between 1922 and 1925. He rode his first winner on Perforce in the Makerfield Handicap Chase at Haydock Park on December 9, 1921, winning by 12 lengths. However, when they contested a two-mile chase at the same course the following day, Perforce fell. He more than made up for that lapse though, going on to provide Joseph with six more wins over the next two years.
Although he rode briefly on the Flat before the First World War, Jospeh Davis made much more of an impact over jumps with 14 wins between 1922 and 1925. He rode his first winner on Perforce in the Makerfield Handicap Chase at Haydock Park on December 9, 1921, winning by 12 lengths. However, when they contested a two-mile chase at the same course the following day, Perforce fell. He more than made up for that lapse though, going on to provide Joseph with six more wins over the next two years.
Their next victory together came in the Brighton Handicap Chase at Plumpton on January 20, 1922, followed by one at Towcester on Easter Monday. Four more successes were achieved between October 1923 and February 1924,
Their next victory together came in the Brighton Handicap Chase at Plumpton on January 20, 1922, followed by one at Towcester on Easter Monday. Four more successes were achieved between October 1923 and February 1924,
Having ridden six winners in 1924, there was then a 14-month gap before Joseph’s final win, which came at Derby on December 21, 1925, when Bucket, which Joseph also trained, won the Duffield Selling Hurdle by four lengths. Joseph continued to combine riding with training, based at Croft Spa, near Darlington, and held a jockey’s licence until the 1931/32 season but rode no more winners.
Having ridden six winners in 1924, there was then a 14-month gap before Joseph’s final win, which came at Derby on December 21, 1925, when Bucket, which Joseph also trained, won the Duffield Selling Hurdle by four lengths. Joseph continued to combine riding with training, based at Croft Spa, near Darlington, and held a jockey’s licence until the 1931/32 season but rode no more winners.
Joseph Davis’s wins were, in chronological order:
Joseph Davis’s wins were, in chronological order:
1. Perforce, Haydock Park, December 9, 1921
1. Perforce, Haydock Park, December 9, 1921
2. Perforce, Plumpton, January 20, 1922
2. Perforce, Plumpton, January 20, 1922
3. Perforce, Towcester, April 17, 1922
3. Perforce, Towcester, April 17, 1922
4. Golden Song, Wetherby, April 18, 1922
4. Golden Song, Wetherby, April 18, 1922
5. Geordie, Sedgefield, December 27, 1922
5. Geordie, Sedgefield, December 27, 1922
6. Perforce, Hexham, October 4, 1923
6. Perforce, Hexham, October 4, 1923
7. Perforce, Bogside, October 30, 1923
7. Perforce, Bogside, October 30, 1923
8. Perforce, Haydock Park, January 5, 1924
8. Perforce, Haydock Park, January 5, 1924
9. Perforce, Manchester, February 8, 1924
9. Perforce, Manchester, February 8, 1924
10. Guy Agnew, Sedgefield, February 20, 1924
10. Guy Agnew, Sedgefield, February 20, 1924
11. Banksian, Carlisle, April 19, 1924
11. Banksian, Carlisle, April 19, 1924
12. Honeycomb, Wetherby, April 22, 1924
12. Honeycomb, Wetherby, April 22, 1924
13. Rocket, Sedgefield, October 15, 1924
13. Rocket, Sedgefield, October 15, 1924
14. Bucket, Derby, December 21, 1925
14. Bucket, Derby, December 21, 1925
Joseph Davis' first win winner was Perforce at Haydock Park, December 9, 1921
Joseph Davis' first win winner was Perforce at Haydock Park, December 9, 1921
Joseph Davis' final win was on Bucket at Derby, December 21, 1925
Joseph Davis' final win was on Bucket at Derby, December 21, 1925