| CECIL | Sir Henry ..... , trainer of four Derby winners (5) |
| LUKAS | D. Wayne ___, trainer of four Kentucky Derby winners |
| STEEL | An alloy for which Sir Henry Bessemer developed a method of production at low cost; a sword; one of a corset's "bones" ; a honing rod; or, figurative hardness or strength (5) |
| CHIPS | Nickname of author, diarist and politician Sir Henry Channon who restored Kelvedon Hall; tokens for blackjack, poker or roulette; pommes frites; or, slices of dried banana (5) |
| EATON | Which London Square is the address of these fictional characters: James' Prince Amerigo, Trollope's Sir Henry Harcourt, and Archers' the Hon. Charles Seymour? (5) |
| ROYCE | Sir Henry -, 1863-1933, English engine designer (5) |
| PROMS | In short, the concerts founded by Sir Henry Wood (5) |
| RIDER | A biker, chevalier, cyclist or jockey; Sir Henry Haggard's middle name; or, a clause in a performer's contract, stipulating personal requirements (5) |
| HENRY | Racehorse trainer whose Derby winners included Oath and Slip Anchor (5,5) |
| WRAGG | Harry ___, jockey whose 13 Classic winners include the Derby winners Felstead, Blenheim and Watling Street |
| STUDS | Retired Derby winners, perhaps |
| SIRES | Many retired Kentucky Derby winners |
| ROSES | Makeup of the Kentucky Derby winner's blanket |
| ANOSE | Derby winner's margin, at times |
| ROSED | Derby winner's garland |
| RIMELL | Fred ......, trainer of four Grand National winners (6) |
| HEAD | Criquette .... , female trainer of four 1000 Guineas winners (4) |
| OTTOLOEWI | Co-recipient of the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (with Sir Henry Dale) 'for their discoveries relating to chemical transmission of nerve impulses' (4,5) |
| RIDERHAGGARD | Sir Henry -, author of books featuring Allan Quatermain (5,7) |
| SMIRKE | Charlie -, jockey whose four Derby-winning rides included Hard Ridden in 1958 |
