The Capital One Cup tie at the City Ground provided a first opportunity for Davies to shuffle his squad after a busy summer of recruitment.
“It was important to get some of the players some game time but, don’t be kidded, it was also very important for us to get through to the next round of the cup," said the manager afterwards, speaking to the official NFFC website.
Goals from Majewski, Halford and the rejuvenated Matt Derbyshire saw the Reds past Colin Cooper's Hartlepool although Simon Cox did exit the action early on.
9,081 watched the action with Forest safely through to the 2nd Round.