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
1986 Grand National former champion jockey Josh Gifford. The remaining public support was placed in former winners, Corbiere and "Last Suspect" who would both set off at 14/1 in company of their riders in victory, Ben de Haan and Hywell Davies. Aside from these main contenders the majority of the remainder of public support was placed with "The Tsarevich", former twice runner up, "Greasepaint" and 1984 winner "Hallo Dandy" at 16/1. Mark Dwyer was considered to have the best chance of the seven riders taking part in their debut National on board 18/1 shot "Knock Hill". Among the other six debut riders was