Hywel Davies (jockey) Hywel Davies (jockey) 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. Davies is a Welsh speaker and didn't speak English until he was 7 years of age. He attended Cardigan Comprehensive School from 1969 until 1975. Davies was the retained jockey for Tim Forster for 8 years at his Letcombe Bassett stables near Lambourn in Berkshire. He became a freelance jockey and rode for several other trainers like Josh Gifford and Nicky Henderson. He won the 1985 Grand National
2012 Grand National a fantastic race" and admitted, "I wasn't sure whether I had won or not." The photo finish in which Neptune Collonges beat Sunnyhillboy by a nose was the closest finish in Grand National history. Katie Walsh described her joy at finishing her first National in third place aboard Seabass. "The horse gave me an unbelievable spin and it was a fantastic experience. I just want to go out and do it all over again." Her father and Seabass' trainer Ted Walsh said he was "really proud of horse and rider". Davy Russell rode 50/1 shot Alfa Beat, who fell at