Trainer Details

Nick Gifford

94 Runs 12 Wins (12.8%) 20 Places (21.3%)
(Top 10) Jockeys for Nick Gifford
Jockey Runs Wins Places Win%
James Davies 69 9 16 13.0%
Tabitha Worsley 14 3 2 21.4%
Marc Goldstein 1 0 1 0.0%
Rhys Clutterbuck 3 0 0 0.0%
Jack Dace 1 0 0 0.0%
Benjamin Macey 2 0 0 0.0%
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0 0.0%
Trevor Whelan 1 0 0 0.0%
Niall Houlihan 2 0 1 0.0%
Nick Gifford's Yard (29 Horses) (Last 12 months)
Horse R W P Last Run
Le Flying Ferret (FR)
4 G
3 - - 11/01/26
Soldier Poet
4 G
2 - 1 31/12/25
Koenigsstern (IRE)
8 G
5 - 2 31/12/25
Half Hoping
4 G
2 1 1 26/12/25
Ami Bondhu (FR)
6 G
4 - 2 26/12/25
Touquet (FR)
5 G
5 1 2 22/12/25
Low Expectations (IRE)
4 G
8 3 - 21/12/25
Penny Lawn
3 F
1 - - 17/12/25
Approaching Storm (IRE)
4 F
2 - - 15/12/25
Willshebe Court (IRE)
5 M
2 - - 15/12/25
Eliza Dolittle (IRE)
6 M
6 1 1 15/12/25
Drumheller (IRE)
5 G
5 - 3 15/12/25
Hello Fortune
5 G
1 - 1 13/12/25
Aworkinprogress (IRE)
5 G
3 2 - 06/12/25
Grand Sabre (GB)
6 G
8 1 - 04/12/25
Livy's Lad (GB)
4 G
2 1 1 02/12/25
Gone Country
5 G
2 - - 28/11/25
Our Amigo
5 G
2 - 1 18/11/25
Graeme The Grey (GB)
4 G
2 - 1 09/11/25
Leonidass (IRE)
5 G
7 - - 21/08/25
Mr Daytona (IRE)
5 G
2 - - 04/06/25
Belargus (FR)
10 G
1 - 1 01/06/25
Onesteptwosteps (IRE)
8 G
1 - - 29/05/25
Flimsy Nosebag (IRE)
5 G
3 - 1 11/05/25
River Tyne (GB)
10 M
4 - 1 07/05/25
Churchills Boy (IRE)
8 G
2 - - 25/04/25
Northern Poet (IRE)
10 G
5 2 - 16/04/25
Ledders (IRE)
7 G
3 - 1 11/04/25
My Bad Lucy (GB)
8 G
1 - - 02/03/25
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 94)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Jockey Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
11/01/26
13:00
Fontwell 2m3f Le Flying Ferret (FR) James Davies 8 0.2 11-3 400/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 250/1)
31/12/25
15:22
Warwick 2m Soldier Poet James Davies 5 5 11-2 10/1
(op 9/1)
31/12/25
13:52
Warwick 2m4f Koenigsstern (IRE) James Davies 2nd 2.5 11-12 13/2
In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - not fluent 11th - headway before 13th - led 4 out - joined approaching last - ridden when headed run-in - soon no extra(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
26/12/25
15:27
Fontwell 2m1½f Half Hoping James Davies 1st Won 11-2 11/4
In touch with leaders - steady headway over 5f out - led over 2f out - soon ridden - went clear inside final 110yds - readily(op 5/2)
26/12/25
14:17
Fontwell 2m1½f Ami Bondhu (FR) James Davies 3rd 19 11-6 3/1
Pressed leader - disputed lead before 3rd - lost second when weakening before 2 out(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
22/12/25
14:50
Huntingdon 2m½f Touquet (FR) James Davies 1st Won 11-12 4/1
Prominent - pressed leader 4th - left in lead 9th - went clear after 3 out - reduced lead run-in - ridden out(tchd 9/2)
21/12/25
15:30
Lingfield 2m3½f Low Expectations (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 4 7 11-12 3/1
(op 9/4 tchd 85/40)
17/12/25
15:08
Newbury 2m½f Penny Lawn James Davies 12 8 11-0 33/1
Always behind
15/12/25
15:30
Plumpton 2m2f Approaching Storm (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 11 1.5 10-13 150/1
Always behind(op 100/1)
15/12/25
15:30
Plumpton 2m2f Willshebe Court (IRE) James Davies 10 1 11-2 50/1
Never better than midfield (trainer said mare made a respiratory noise)(op 28/1 tchd 66/1)
15/12/25
15:00
Plumpton 2m4½f Eliza Dolittle (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 2nd 1.5 10-0 5/1
Jumped right on occasions - soon disputed lead - led 5th - jumped badly right 8th - faced challenge last - kept on but headed inside final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
15/12/25
14:00
Plumpton 3m1f Drumheller (IRE) James Davies 3rd 15 11-2 4/1
Prominent - disputed lead after 2nd - lost position 8th - hit 4 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 3/1)
15/12/25
13:30
Plumpton 2m4½f Le Flying Ferret (FR) James Davies 5 19 11-4 50/1
Took keen hold - in rear - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
13/12/25
15:10
Lingfield 2m Touquet (FR) James Davies 3rd 0.1 12-0 15/2
Took keen hold - led - headed before 3 out - led again run-in - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/2)
13/12/25
13:22
Lingfield 2m3½f Hello Fortune James Davies 2nd 2.5 11-0 11/1
Took keen hold - raced in second - not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 9/1)
08/12/25
13:25
Fontwell 2m3½f Koenigsstern (IRE) James Davies 3rd 6 11-12 4/1
In touch with leaders - headway before 5 out - not fluent 4 out - briefly went second before 2 out - weakened before last(op 5/1)
06/12/25
13:36
Chepstow 2m7½f Aworkinprogress (IRE) James Davies 5 1.75 10-8 15/8F
Held up in rear - pushed along from 11th - some headway home turn - never on terms (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 6/4 tchd 2/1)
04/12/25
13:00
Leicester 2m6½f Grand Sabre (GB) Tabitha Worsley 6 2.75 10-3 11/2
Towards rear - steady headway before 13th - prominent before 4 out - weakened before last
02/12/25
13:22
Southwell 2m Livy's Lad (GB) James Davies 3rd 5 11-3 4/6F
Prominent - raced in third behind clear leader after 3rd - headway 7th - led 4 out - headed approaching last - mistake last - lost second and weakened run-in (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 8/11)
01/12/25
15:35
Plumpton 2m2f Soldier Poet James Davies 2nd 1 11-2 12/1
Towards rear - headway over 6f out - not clear run over 2f out - went second over 1f out - hung left and kept on inside final furlong - just held(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
01/12/25
15:05
Plumpton 2m Low Expectations (IRE) James Davies 1st Won 11-9 1/2F
Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and pressed leader before 2 out - led before last - kept on(op 4/7)
01/12/25
14:05
Plumpton 2m1f Touquet (FR) James Davies 4 2.5 11-2 2/1
Raced in second - not fluent 6th - pressed leader before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 7/4 tchd 13/8)
28/11/25
12:15
Newbury 2m½f Gone Country James Davies 11 .5 11-4 100/1
Always behind - tailed off(tchd 80/1 and tchd 125/1)
23/11/25
15:28
Windsor 2m4f Low Expectations (IRE) James Davies 1st Won 11-13 6/5F
Pressed leader - led 6th - increased tempo before 3 out - ridden clear approaching last - stayed on(op 13/8)
21/11/25
15:54
Chepstow 2m Half Hoping James Davies 2nd 0.05 11-2 11/1
Midfield on inner - headway and in touch with leaders 3f out - ridden and challenging over 1f out - sustained duel with winner inside final furlong - just failed(op 16/1)
18/11/25
15:50
Lingfield 2m Touquet (FR) James Davies 2nd 0.3 11-2 22/1
Took keen hold - disputed lead - led clearly 7th - faced challenge 3 out - edged right and headed final 110yds - rallied towards finish - just failed (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 18/1)
18/11/25
14:15
Lingfield 2m Our Amigo James Davies 5 0.3 11-0 10/1
Prominent - outpaced 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
17/11/25
14:50
Plumpton 3m1f Drumheller (IRE) James Davies 2nd 7.5 11-5 9/1
Raced in second - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - pressed winner before 2 out - no extra after last(op 10/1)
15/11/25
13:17
Uttoxeter 3m2f Aworkinprogress (IRE) James Davies 1st Won 12-1 EvensF
Raced in last - not fluent 11th - headway before 5 out - ridden and led narrowly before 2 out - not fluent last - kept on(tchd 10/11 and tchd 5/4)
14/11/25
12:22
Southwell 2m Livy's Lad (GB) James Davies 1st Won 10-8 13/2
Prominent - led 3 out - ridden before 2 out - comfortably(op 10/1 tchd 7/1)
11/11/25
13:17
Lingfield 2m7½f Grand Sabre (GB) Tabitha Worsley 6 10 10-7 17/2
Pressed leader - led 4th - mistake 14th - went clear with winner after 4 out - headed before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
09/11/25
15:50
Sandown 2m Graeme The Grey (GB) Marc Goldstein 3rd .5 11-2 16/1
(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and 18/1)
07/11/25
15:45
Fontwell 2m1½f Low Expectations (IRE) James Davies 1st Won 11-0 11/2
(tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
03/11/25
13:38
Plumpton 2m4f Touquet (FR) James Davies 99 - 12-0 11/1
(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
03/11/25
13:08
Plumpton 2m Gone Country James Davies 4 2.25 11-6 14/1
(tchd 11/1 and 16/1)
30/10/25
15:17
Stratford 2m2½f Ami Bondhu (FR) James Davies 10 11 11-10 15/2
(op 10/1 tchd 7/1)
30/10/25
14:17
Stratford 2m½f Our Amigo James Davies 3rd 3 11-0 50/1
(op 40/1 tchd 100/1)
23/10/25
16:50
Fontwell 2m5½f Drumheller (IRE) James Davies 6 32 11-8 50/1
Raced wide - held up in rear - some headway 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(tchd 40/1)
23/10/25
16:15
Fontwell 3m2f Grand Sabre (GB) James Davies 5 37 10-10 16/1
Always behind - mistake 14th - weakened 4 out - tailed off(op 22/1)
20/10/25
17:17
Plumpton 3m1f Eliza Dolittle (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 5 4.5 10-10 3/1F
Led - headed before 8th - weakened before 2 out(op 4/1 tchd 11/4)
21/09/25
16:20
Plumpton 2m4½f Eliza Dolittle (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 5 3.75 10-4 7/1
Prominent - bumped 1st - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
21/08/25
15:45
Lingfield (AW) 2m Leonidass (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck 12 1 9-7 20/1
Slowly into stride - midfield - lost ground from 4f out - short of room over 2f out(op 28/1)
23/07/25
16:53
Salisbury 1m6f Leonidass (IRE) Jack Dace 6 - 8-13 80/1
Flag start - held up in rear - headway over 3f out - no extra over 1f out(op 50/1)
16/06/25
19:00
Windsor 1m2f Leonidass (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck 6 1 10-0 150/1
Dwelt start - pushed along early - always behind(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
12/06/25
18:40
Worcester 2m Willshebe Court (IRE) Benjamin Macey 6 4.25 10-11 16/1
Held up in rear - some headway over 2f out - soon no impression(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
07/06/25
18:07
Lingfield 1m2f Leonidass (IRE) Stevie Donohoe 10 10 9-12 125/1
Always behind(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 150/1)
04/06/25
14:35
Newton Abbot 3m2f Grand Sabre (GB) James Davies 4 38 11-5 9/2
Held up in rear - awkward jump but headway on outer 13th - pushed along 14th - outpaced and lost position 3 out - lost touch 2 out - tailed off(op 5/1)
04/06/25
14:05
Newton Abbot 2m5½f Mr Daytona (IRE) James Davies 99 - 11-2 150/1
Never going well - ran green in rear - slow jump 2nd - reminders and detached before 3rd - tailed off when pulled up after 4th(op 125/1)
01/06/25
16:35
Fakenham 2m5f Belargus (FR) James Davies 3rd 18 11-4 14/1
Held up in rear - headway when not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - rallied and went third after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
29/05/25
14:30
Lingfield (AW) 2m Onesteptwosteps (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck 8 - 9-8 12/1
Dwelt start - in rear - headway to lead after 3f - headed over 4f out - soon weakened(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
25/05/25
17:18
Fontwell 2m1½f Approaching Storm (IRE) James Davies 9 13 10-10 28/1
Midfield - weakened 3f out(op 18/1)
24/05/25
18:30
Windsor 1m3½f Leonidass (IRE) Trevor Whelan 6 - 10-0 80/1
Held up in rear - midfield after 3f - headway from over 2f out - pressed leader over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 50/1)
11/05/25
17:20
Plumpton 2m1½f Le Flying Ferret (FR) James Davies 5 15 10-10 7/1
In rear and ran green throughout(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
11/05/25
16:10
Plumpton 2m4½f Flimsy Nosebag (IRE) Benjamin Macey 4 1.25 10-5 16/1
Prominent - lost ground and dropped to last after 2nd - some headway after 3 out - weakened before last(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
11/05/25
13:50
Plumpton 2m Mr Daytona (IRE) James Davies 99 - 11-4 50/1
Always behind - pulled up after 5th(op 25/1)
10/05/25
18:40
Warwick 3m Grand Sabre (GB) Tabitha Worsley 1st Won 10-7 22/1
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway and went second 13th - ridden after 2 out - stayed on and led towards finish (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that this was only geldings second run over fences and that he had jumped better on this occasion)
07/05/25
19:40
Fontwell 3m2f River Tyne (GB) James Davies 99 - 12-0 16/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 12th - soon struggling - detached 14th - pulled up before 4 out(op 14/1)
25/04/25
19:47
Fontwell 2m3f Low Expectations (IRE) James Davies 6 2.75 11-2 12/1
In touch with leaders - went fourth after 3 out - weakened final 110yds
25/04/25
18:17
Fontwell 2m5½f Churchills Boy (IRE) James Davies 10 15 11-4 16/1
Held up in rear - bad mistake 5th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off
16/04/25
15:15
Cheltenham 3m4f Northern Poet (IRE) James Davies 99 - 11-10 22/1
Always behind - struggling from 14th - weakened after 18th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1)
11/04/25
19:08
Huntingdon 2m Leonidass (IRE) James Davies 6 2.5 11-3 66/1
Led but pestered - headed 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 80/1)
11/04/25
18:38
Huntingdon 2m7½f Grand Sabre (GB) James Davies PU - 11-0 18/1
Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 2nd - dropped to last before 9th - not fluent 11th - bad mistake and lost touch 12th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(tchd 20/1)
11/04/25
13:40
Fontwell 2m3f Ledders (IRE) Niall Houlihan 3rd 5.5 11-5 14/1
Held up in rear - detached and niggled along 3rd - joined main group 5th - outpaced 7th - kept on from 2 out - went remote third run-in (jockey said gelding ran in snatches)
06/04/25
14:45
Plumpton 2m4½f Eliza Dolittle (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 1st Won 10-10 9/4F
Prominent - pressed leader from 4 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on well and led towards finish(tchd 2/1)
30/03/25
16:30
Ascot 3m Northern Poet (IRE) James Davies 99 - 10-2 6/4F
Didn't always jump with fluency and raced lazily at times - in rear - detached before 9th - pulled up after 4 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding during routine testing and had nothing to report)(op 11/8 tchd 13/8)
30/03/25
14:10
Ascot 2m3½f Flimsy Nosebag (IRE) James Davies 3rd 6 11-7 50/1
Raced in second - outpaced on turn before 2 out - lost second before last - soon weakened(op 40/1)
28/03/25
15:45
Fontwell 2m3½f Koenigsstern (IRE) James Davies 4 4.75 11-6 28/1
Prominent - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4th - mistake 10th - outpaced 3 out - mistake 2 out - went fourth run-in(op 25/1)
23/03/25
16:48
Exeter 3m River Tyne (GB) James Davies 3rd 18 11-3 5/1
Pressed leader - prominent from 3rd - went second again 11th - lost second 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 13/2)
23/03/25
15:02
Exeter 2m7f Low Expectations (IRE) James Davies 4 24 11-8 16/1
Prominent - weakened after 3 out(tchd 12/1)
17/03/25
15:47
Fontwell 2m5½f Eliza Dolittle (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 6 .5 10-4 10/1
Prominent - pressed leaders 7th - weakened final 110yds(op 12/1)
17/03/25
14:02
Fontwell 2m3f Ledders (IRE) James Davies 7 2.5 11-7 33/1
Always behind(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
10/03/25
14:30
Plumpton 2m4½f Drumheller (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 3rd 27 10-11 33/1
Towards rear - went remote third 3 out(op 50/1)
09/03/25
16:58
Warwick 3m5f Northern Poet (IRE) James Davies 1st Won 11-6 9/2
Towards rear - some headway 11th - pushed along 16th - raced in fourth but ridden 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - ridden and led narrowly last - kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 7/1)
06/03/25
16:10
Fontwell 2m2f Koenigsstern (IRE) James Davies 6 17 12-0 9/2
Prominent - not fluent 4th - not fluent 8th - lost ground before 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
06/03/25
15:40
Fontwell 2m3f Low Expectations (IRE) James Davies 7 3 11-1 12/1
Towards rear - some headway before 4 out - weakened after 3 out
06/03/25
14:10
Fontwell 2m1½f Flimsy Nosebag (IRE) James Davies 9 5.5 11-5 125/1
Always behind(op 200/1)
02/03/25
14:45
Huntingdon 2m7½f My Bad Lucy (GB) James Davies 99 - 11-10 50/1
Prominent - lost ground before 3rd - in touch with leaders when not fluent 8th - reminder after 8th - weakened quickly after 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was moving poorly and he felt it prudent to pull up; vet said gelding finished lame on his left-hind)(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
02/03/25
14:00
Doncaster 3m Northern Poet (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 1st Won 11-8 5/1
In rear - reminder after 4th - good headway 12th - led 13th - headed 4 out - switched right 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - challenging final 110yds - stayed on and led again towards finish(op 6/1)
23/02/25
16:00
Fontwell 2m5½f Ami Bondhu (FR) James Davies 2nd 13 12-0 4/1
In touch with leaders - hampered by faller 3rd - left in fourth 5th - hit 8th - disputing second 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/2)
20/02/25
16:05
Lingfield 2m7f Grand Sabre (GB) James Davies 99 - 10-11 33/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost ground and towards rear before 4th - struggling before 3 out - tailed off and pulled up home straight (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 28/1)
20/02/25
15:05
Lingfield 2m3½f Ledders (IRE) James Davies 99 - 11-6 33/1
Always behind - pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 28/1)
14/02/25
16:10
Fakenham 2m Graeme The Grey (GB) James Davies 4 1.25 11-7 14/1
Raced in second - lost second but prominent over 5f out - hung left from over 3f out - soon outpaced - no match for first two (jockey said gelding hung right-handed on final circuit)(tchd 10/1)
14/02/25
15:40
Fakenham 3m5f River Tyne (GB) James Davies 99 - 11-12 8/1
Prominent - struggling after 14th - soon detached - tailed off when pulled up before 18th(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
11/02/25
14:55
Lingfield 2m7½f Aworkinprogress (IRE) James Davies 1st Won 11-3 11/8F
Took keen hold - held up in rear - smooth headway and went second 13th - led narrowly 2 out (usual 3 out) - pushed along and clear with one other run-in - comfortably(op 5/4 tchd 11/10)
07/02/25
13:20
Kempton 2m Low Expectations (IRE) James Davies 9 2.5 11-7 125/1
Travelled strongly - towards rear - some headway before 3 out - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 100/1 tchd 80/1)
04/02/25
13:10
Market Rasen 2m4½f Ami Bondhu (FR) Tabitha Worsley 4 1 12-0 5/1
Prominent - outpaced approaching last - weakened final 110yds(tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
03/02/25
15:50
Southwell 2m4½f Churchills Boy (IRE) James Davies 9 39 11-8 18/1
Midfield on outer - mistake 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
27/01/25
16:20
Plumpton 2m Eliza Dolittle (IRE) Tabitha Worsley 6 4.75 11-0 7/2
Led - headed and prominent 2nd - bumped 3rd - not fluent 4th - mistake 4 out - soon lost position - weakened after 3 out
27/01/25
15:50
Plumpton 3m1½f Northern Poet (IRE) James Davies 99 - 11-12 8/1
In touch with leaders - towards rear and niggled along 2nd - dropped to last 3rd - pulled up after 7th - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
27/01/25
15:20
Plumpton 3m1f River Tyne (GB) James Davies 4 - 10-13 4/1
Led - joined 2nd - lost position after 10th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 6/1)
27/01/25
13:50
Plumpton 2m4½f Drumheller (IRE) Niall Houlihan 99 - 11-10 40/1
In rear - lost touch 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 66/1)
26/01/25
16:22
Fontwell 2m1½f Leonidass (IRE) James Davies 99 - 11-4 50/1
Towards rear on inner - weakened back straight - pulled up home turn (trainer said gelding had a respiratory issue)(op 33/1)
23/01/25
13:20
Huntingdon 2m½f Koenigsstern (IRE) James Davies 4 11 12-0 6/1
Prominent - pressed leader briefly 9th - lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1)
18/01/25
12:55
Taunton 2m3f Grand Sabre (GB) James Davies 99 - 11-6 150/1
In rear - lost touch omitted 8th - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 200/1)