| SHORELEAVE | Sailor perhaps on this horse failing to get away (5,5) |
| OPENHANDED | Liberal failing to get a grip? (4-6) |
| EARTHBOUND | Like an astronaut returning - or failing to get lift-off |
| CHARGER | Jockey is on this horse for horse-racing, perhaps (7) |
| ABIRDINTHE | Clue: the pastern's broken, but this horse won with certainty; it's better than gambling (1,4,2,3,4,2,5,3,2,3,4) |
| ROSINANTE | Right old error, to put stake on this horse |
| COMPONENT | Bit of a heartless remark about horse failing to finish (9) |
| OATMEAL | Beige young horse, failing to start, stifles racing team (7) |
| INTO | Enthusiastic about piebald horse failing to start (4) |
| TSHIRT | Top horse failing to finish in races (1-5) |
| WAGON | You'll give up drink when you are on this horse-drawn truck from the Wild West (5) |
| COLUMN | Capital heading, perhaps on this regular feature |
| SCORECARD | Omitting close finish, record aces perhaps on this? (9) |
| ASPHALT | Since parking, stop — perhaps on this |
| CREWMAN | Sailor perhaps swaggered on island (7) |
| HORATIONELSON | England's hero ___ the noon sailor perhaps (9,4) |
| TARDY | Delay - like a sailor, perhaps? (5) |
| SALTY | Having sharp taste, like a sailor, perhaps (5) |
| NAVIGATOR | Sailor perhaps recalled terrible person atop reptile (9) |
| DECKHAND | Knock down worker - a sailor perhaps |
