Tim Forster Cheltenham Gold Cup (1964, 1965, 1966). Last Suspect was said to be "moody, unreliable, disinterested". During the race at Warwick prior to the 1985 Grand National, the 11-year-old gelding pulled himself up. Forster and the Duchess of Westminster only ran him in the race at the insistence of his jockey Hywel Davies. Last Suspect won by 1 lengths in front of Mr Snugfit and the 1983 Grand National winner Corbiere coming in third. Forster moved to Downton Hall Stables, 2 miles north of Ludlow on the Downton Hall estate in Shropshire in the summer of 1994. Forster retired with a
Billy Cook (jockey) Plate (Rising Fast). Perhaps his most famous victory was defeating Phar Lap on Mollison in the 1929 Chelmsford Stakes. He officially retired from riding in 1959. His son Peter was also a successful jockey. Cook was posthumously inducted in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2002. Billy Cook (jockey) William Henry ‘Billy’ Cook (12 January 191029 January 1985) was a famous Australian jockey. Billy earned the nickname "Last-Race Cookie" following his riding of the winner in the last race 13 Saturdays in succession in Sydney. He was also known as "The Champ", due to his exquisite riding skills. He