Foster Bell

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'''Foster Bell''' (1814–1857) was a British jockey who most notably won the 1845 Epsom Derby on The Merry Monarch.

Bell was little known before his Derby win,<ref name=NHRM/> and is considered to have been a lucky winner of the race, winning by a length on the 40/1 outsider in an incident-packed race.<ref name=Jockeypedia/> It would be the only win of the horse's career. He lost at Goodwood on 30 July and again when well beaten at evens for the Gatwick Stakes with Bell riding. His younger brother, Henry, was also a successful jockey.<ref name=Jockeypedia/>

He died, aged 43, 16 days after having a fall at Chatham races on 27 September 1857, when trying to avoid a spectator.<ref name=Jockeypedia/>

== Major wins == {{flagicon|Great Britain}} '''Great Britain''' *Epsom Derby – ''The Merry Monarch (1845)''

== References == {{reflist|2|refs=

<ref name=Jockeypedia> {{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/jockeypedia/bell-foster |title=Foster Bell |publisher=Jockeypedia |access-date=17 September 2015}} </ref>

<ref name=NHRM> {{cite web|url=http://blog.nhrm.co.uk/index.php/advent-blog-the-merry-monarch/ |title=Advent Blog: The Merry Monarch |publisher=National Horseracing Museum |access-date=17 September 2015}} </ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Foster}} Category:1814 births Category:1857 deaths Category:British jockeys