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Judy Davies
Judy Davies
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Judith Anne Davies, known as Judy, made promising start to her career over jumps with six wins in her first season. She followed this over the next couple of years with another four. She was also one of the nine jockeys who obeyed the recall in the infamous void 1993 Grand National and did set out on the journey.
Judith Anne Davies, known as Judy, made promising start to her career over jumps with six wins in her first season. She followed this over the next couple of years with another four. She was also one of the nine jockeys who obeyed the recall in the infamous void 1993 Grand National and did set out on the journey.
She began as a conditional with former jockey Martin Charles, who supplied all but two of her ten wins. They celebrated her first success at Market Rasen on August 9, 1991, when Solar Cloud went to the front at the second last fence and was pushed out to beat Eddies Well by three and a half lengths and land the Legsby Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase.
She began as a conditional with former jockey Martin Charles, who supplied all but two of her ten wins. They celebrated her first success at Market Rasen on August 9, 1991, when Solar Cloud went to the front at the second last fence and was pushed out to beat Eddies Well by three and a half lengths and land the Legsby Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase.
She won two more races on Solar Cloud and three on the hurdler La Raptotte.
She won two more races on Solar Cloud and three on the hurdler La Raptotte.
He scored dropped to three in 1992/93, the season in which she lined up in the Grand National on 300/1 outsider Formula One, trained by John Edwards and weighted at 8st 7lb, a stone and a half out of the handicap,. After one false start and a successful recall, three-quarters of the field failed to recognise that a second false start had occurred. Ther race was declared void in highly acrimonious circumstances.
He scored dropped to three in 1992/93, the season in which she lined up in the Grand National on 300/1 outsider Formula One, trained by John Edwards and weighted at 8st 7lb, a stone and a half out of the handicap,. After one false start and a successful recall, three-quarters of the field failed to recognise that a second false start had occurred. Ther race was declared void in highly acrimonious circumstances.
Judy’s final success was the most valuable of her career, on Head Lad in the Construction Service Novices’ Chase at Bangor-on-Dee on August 14, 1993. Luck was certainly on her side that day. There were only four runners and Head Lad was lying a poor third until the second placed horse fell at the seventh fence. The ten-year-old then plodded on to finish second, beaten 15 lengths, only for the winner, Dulzura, to be disqualified when traces of a prohibited substance was found in her urine.
Judy’s final success was the most valuable of her career, on Head Lad in the Construction Service Novices’ Chase at Bangor-on-Dee on August 14, 1993. Luck was certainly on her side that day. There were only four runners and Head Lad was lying a poor third until the second placed horse fell at the seventh fence. The ten-year-old then plodded on to finish second, beaten 15 lengths, only for the winner, Dulzura, to be disqualified when traces of a prohibited substance was found in her urine.
Despite having nearly 30 rides that season, Judy had no more winners.
Despite having nearly 30 rides that season, Judy had no more winners.
Judy Davies’ winners were, in chronological order:
Judy Davies’ winners were, in chronological order:
1. Solar Cloud, Market Rasen, August 9, 1991
1. Solar Cloud, Market Rasen, August 9, 1991
2. La Raptotte, Worcester, October 26, 1991
2. La Raptotte, Worcester, October 26, 1991
3. Solar Cloud, Bangor-on-Dee, November 1, 1991
3. Solar Cloud, Bangor-on-Dee, November 1, 1991
4. Landsker Oats, Huntingdon, November 15, 1991
4. Landsker Oats, Huntingdon, November 15, 1991
5. The Lighter Side, Southwell, February 3, 1992
5. The Lighter Side, Southwell, February 3, 1992
6. La Raptotte, Southwell, February 10, 1992
6. La Raptotte, Southwell, February 10, 1992
7. Solar Cloud, Huntingdon, August 31, 1992
7. Solar Cloud, Huntingdon, August 31, 1992
8. La Raptotte, Towcester, October 7, 1992
8. La Raptotte, Towcester, October 7, 1992
9. Mulzenburg, Stratford-on-Avon, October 29, 1992
9. Mulzenburg, Stratford-on-Avon, October 29, 1992
10. Head Lad, Bangor-on-Dee, August 14, 1993
10. Head Lad, Bangor-on-Dee, August 14, 1993
Richard Dunwoody is hooked up in the Aintree starter’s tape after a second false start, which led to the race being declared void. Judy Davies on Formula One (left) is among those jockeys looking on and who obeyed the recall.
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