David Jeffries
National Hunt jockey David Jeffries started out on the Flat as an apprentice with Newmarket trainer Ian Walker. He rode his first winner on Walker’s four-year-old gelding Dalharishgil in a Doncaster apprentices’ handicap on Friday, June 28, 1968, putting up 1lb overweight to ride at 6st 13lb.
National Hunt jockey David Jeffries started out on the Flat as an apprentice with Newmarket trainer Ian Walker. He rode his first winner on Walker’s four-year-old gelding Dalharishgil in a Doncaster apprentices’ handicap on Friday, June 28, 1968, putting up 1lb overweight to ride at 6st 13lb.
His only other Flat race success came on Ken Cundell’s Golden Orange in a Newbury apprentices’ handicap on May 29, 1970. He took out a jump jockey’s licence for the 1971/72 season but rode no winners. However, he renewed his licence for the 1974/75 campaign and joined Mick Haynes’ stable.
His only other Flat race success came on Ken Cundell’s Golden Orange in a Newbury apprentices’ handicap on May 29, 1970. He took out a jump jockey’s licence for the 1971/72 season but rode no winners. However, he renewed his licence for the 1974/75 campaign and joined Mick Haynes’ stable.
David rode his first two winners over jumps within the space of an hour at Fontwell on September 4, 1975, courtesy of the Mick Haynes pair, selling hurdler Kellagem and handicap hurdler Bevin Boy. Eight days later he scored again on Bevin Boy in the Cecil Palk Memorial Challenge Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot. However, those were to be his only three wins of the season.
David rode his first two winners over jumps within the space of an hour at Fontwell on September 4, 1975, courtesy of the Mick Haynes pair, selling hurdler Kellagem and handicap hurdler Bevin Boy. Eight days later he scored again on Bevin Boy in the Cecil Palk Memorial Challenge Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot. However, those were to be his only three wins of the season.
He rode just one the following campaign, Selway in the Shaddoxhurst Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Folkestone on December 21, 1976.
He rode just one the following campaign, Selway in the Shaddoxhurst Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Folkestone on December 21, 1976.
David rode his last two winners in the 1978/79 season. The first of those was on Mick Haynes’ juvenile hurdler Flecha, who made a 33/1 winning debut at Fontwell on August 9, 1978. His final victory was achieved on another Haynes-trained juvenile hurdler, Ta Jette, at Towcester on March 9, 1979.
David rode his last two winners in the 1978/79 season. The first of those was on Mick Haynes’ juvenile hurdler Flecha, who made a 33/1 winning debut at Fontwell on August 9, 1978. His final victory was achieved on another Haynes-trained juvenile hurdler, Ta Jette, at Towcester on March 9, 1979.