The Gypsy Davey
The Gypsy Davey is a horse that saves its best performances for one place: Hereford. In just three races at the track, it has won all three — an unbeaten record that stands out sharply against a broader career of 4 wins from 24 races overall. That perfect three-from-three at Hereford suggests something clicks when this 8-year-old runs there, whether it's the track itself or the type of race the yard chooses to enter it in. Most of those wins have come in Class 4 races, where The Gypsy Davey has actually performed well: winning 4 of 12 starts, roughly one win every three races.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The problem is finding that form anywhere else. Last win came at Hereford on 9 May 2025 — 17 months ago — and since then the horse has been largely shut out, picking up places but no victories across its last six races. Regular jockey Adam Wedge, who has ridden it 11 times, has managed 2 wins from those rides, giving them an 18% win rate together, marginally better than the horse's overall rate. Trainer Mrs C. Williams, based in the Vale of Glamorgan, has kept The Gypsy Davey in work, and it raced just yesterday, so it remains an active part of the yard's plans. But the blank run stretching back nearly a year and a half is hard to ignore — this is a horse that desperately needs a return to Hereford to remind itself and its the yard what it does best.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at hereford: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Sep
DNF
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
19 Jul
4th
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
13 Jul
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
30 Jun
5th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
27 Mar
DNF
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
20 Oct
4th
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
8 Oct
4th
Ludlow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
22 Sep
6th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
18 Aug
2nd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 3 runners
27 Jul
5th
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| hereford |
3 |
3 wins |
9 May |
100% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
2 |
2 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
17 Aug |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
8 Jan |
100% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 second |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Mar |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
30 May |
0% |