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'A nurse came out and told us there was nothing more they could do for Josh'

Josh Moore at home with his wife Phoebe and son Freddie2.8.22 Pic: Edward Whitaker
Josh Moore, Phoebe Cruse and their two-year-old son FreddieCredit: Edward Whitaker

This article, exclusive to Members' Club Ultimate subscribers, was originally written in September and sees Lee Mottershead get the first interview with a man lucky to be alive


At some point, Josh Moore's luck finally had to change. The fact he is still alive suggests it most likely did.

Earlier this summer it would have been impossible to believe the youngest of four famous racing siblings could now be playing in the garden with son Freddie. The two-year-old moves his attention between a sandpit and his new scooter, occasionally addressing the smiling man next to him as "Da-Da". There are times when he also calls him "Josh", the result of people having spent a wretched chunk of the year talking about, not with, his father.

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