Hywel Davies is a retired Welsh professional National Hunt jockey. He rode for 16 years with 761 wins in the UK and he ended his riding career in 1994.[1][2]
| Hywel Davies | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey (retired) and guest horse racing commentator with At the Races, Channel 4 Racing, BBC Cymru (TV and radio) and co-presenter of "Rasus" (S4C) from 1995-present day |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales |
| Career wins | UK–761 Worldwide–Greater than 800 |
| Major racing wins | |
| 1985 Grand National 1989 Hennessy Gold Cup 1992 Whitbread Gold Cup 1986 Peterborough Chase 1990 Queen Mother Champion Chase 1986 Whitbread Gold Label Cup | |
Early life
editDavies is a Welsh speaker and didn't speak English until he was 7 years of age.[3] He attended Cardigan Comprehensive School from 1969 until 1975.
Racing career
editDavies was the retained jockey for Tim Forster for 8 years at his Letcombe Bassett stables near Lambourn in Berkshire.[1] He became a freelance jockey and rode for several other trainers like Josh Gifford and Nicky Henderson.[1] He won the 1985 Grand National on Last Suspect a 50-1 outsider.[1] He retired from riding at the age of 37 in 1994.[3] Since retiring Davies has been the UK representative Gain Horse Feeds.
Career after racing
editDavies has been a guest horse racing commentator on At the Races, Channel 4 Racing, BBC Cymru (TV and radio) and co-presenter of "Rasus" (S4C) from 1995–present day
Personal life
editDavies was born in Cardigan in 1957.[1] He was married to Rachel Davies for 13 years. He has a son, James Davies, who is also a professional jockey. His current partner is Vikki Dunn, who is a co-founder of The Farm Group a post-production television company.[3][4]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e "Grand National 2015: 30 years on recalls his Aintree win on Last Suspect". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Dinner marks 25th anniversary of Grand National success". BBC. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Broadcasting allows return to roots; Where Are They Now? Former jockey Hywel Davies". The Free Library. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "People". The Farm Group. Retrieved 7 July 2017.