Poison owned by solicitor and money lender, George Samuel Ford, know to the racing fraternity as “Lawyer Ford”. Sam Chifney Jr. also rode in this race coming second, and this was his last outing as a jockey. Butler went on to win five more Oaks Stakes: 1844 The Princess, 1849 Lady Evelyn, 1850 Rhedycina, 1851 Iris and 1852 Songstress. His next big win was the Goodwood Cup in 1843 on Hyllus in a thrilling finish. He won the race twice again in 1849 and 1850 on Canezou. Butler also took the Doncaster Cup on Canezou in 1849. In 1844, on the strength of his improved form, he became the stable jockey for trainer John Scott, who had lost the services of his brother, jockey Bill Scott, following a disagreement. In 1845 Butler won the St Leger on The Baron and again in 1853 on Western Australia. 1849 and 1853 saw him win the 2000 Guineas on respectively Nunnykirk and Western Australia and the 1000 Guineas in 1848 on Canezou and Lady Orford in 1850. In 1852 Butler won the Derby on Daniel O'Rourke and again in 1853 on Western Australia. In his later years he struggled with his weight and often rode at 8st 7lb, being at a disadvantage to some other riders such as Nat Flatman who could make almost a stone lighter in his best years. Family Butler married 18 year old Frances Bayly (spellings vary) on 18 December 1846 in Boxgrove, Sussex. She was the daughter of Charles Bayly, the farm bailiff for the Duke of Richmond's Goodwood Estate. Less than a year later, Butler's older brother, William, married Frances Bayly's sister Anne in the same church in Boxgrove. William Butler (1814-1874), was a Newmarket based trainer who worked for the Duke of Bedford; he later became interested in greyhound breeding and racing. Butler's wife died in December 1854 at the age of 26 and Frank Butler died just over 13 months later on 1 February 1856 in his mother's house called the Nunnery in Newmarket; the couple were childless. His mother Sarah (Chifney) Butler died the same year. References 1817 births 1856 deaths English jockeys