The Gypsy Davey

Trained by Mrs C Williams out of Llancarfan in the Vale of Glamorgan — a small yard that has sent out three winners this season — The Gypsy Davey has built a career record of 4 wins and 12 places from 23 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6. That is a solid return for the level it competes at, which is typically the fourth tier of British racing: competitive enough that you have to be genuinely useful to win, but not the rarefied air of the top events. At that level, The Gypsy Davey has won 4 of its 12 races, or 1 in every 3 — a number that tells you it is well placed by its trainer.

The most regular partnership is with jockey Adam Wedge, who has ridden the horse in 11 of its 23 races and won twice together — a win rate of around 1 in 6. That is a workmanlike rather than spectacular combination, but there is clear familiarity there, and familiarity matters. The last win came at Hereford on 9 May 2025, completing that flawless course record. Since then, across six races, the wins have dried up — a fourth, a pulled up run, a fifth, another fourth, a second, and a fourth in the most recent outing just yesterday. The places are still coming, which suggests the horse is still performing and running honestly, just not finding that extra gear when it counts.

The obvious question is straightforward: when does it go back to Hereford? Three from three is the kind of record that answers itself.