| HOMESTRETCH | Final part of a racecourse (4,7) |
| STRAIGHT | Five cards in sequence in poker ; word for a neat drink; or, an uncurved or last part of a racecourse (8) |
| STRETCH | Part of a racecourse approaching the finishing line |
| HOMESTRAIGHT | Concluding part of a racecourse (4,8) |
| NEWTONABBOT | Market town in Devon on the River Teign; location of a racecourse (6,5) |
| WIRE | A strand of metal, such as one traditionally stretched across and above the end of a racecourse, hence a final decisive moment (4) |
| LAP | A circuit of a racecourse |
| GOING | Condition of a racecourse |
| ENCLOSURE | Section of a racecourse reserved for specified spectators (9) |
| FURLONG | Division of a racecourse (7) |
| LAPS | Circuits of a racecourse or track (4) |
| ONGOING | Working with the condition of a racecourse is continuous (7) |
| RUNIN | Home stretch of a racecourse (3-2) |
| RAILS | Birds related to coots, moorhens and crakes; or, the inside barrier of a racecourse (5) |
| AINTREE | Merseyside suburb, the site of a racecourse over which the Grand National steeplechase is run (7) |
| TURF | Greensward, peat or lawn; or, the grass surface of a racecourse, hence horse-racing generally (4) |
| PADDOCK | The area of a racecourse where horses are paraded before each race (7) |
| ONTHERAILS | Positioned near the inside fence of a racecourse (2,3,5) |
| LEGERDEMAIN | Magic found in a racecourse by a maiden for a change |
| MARKETRASEN | English town in Lincolnshire with a racecourse (6,5) |
