| SHERGAR | 1981 Epsom Derbywinning horse which was abducted in 1983 (7) |
| ALLEGED | Horse which was 1977 & "78 winner of the Prix de l"Arc de Triomphe (7) |
| OCEAN | --- Swell, 1944 Epsom Derbywinning horse (5) |
| REFERENCE | 1987 Epsom Derbywinning horse (9,5) |
| NEMO | Title character abducted in a hit 2003 film |
| LEIA | Child abducted in the Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" |
| MINSTREL | The -, 1977 Derbywinning horse ridden by Lester Piggott (8) |
| TRIGGER | Roy Rogers' horse which had its first outing in cinema as Olivia de Havilland's steed in The Adventu |
| PIEBALD | A horse which is marked or spotted in two different colours, especially black and white (7) |
| PEGASUS | In Greek myths, a winged horse which sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa (7) |
| NAMETAG | A police force stops horse, which provides identification (4,3) |
| OPTATUS | The horse which has been picked: equus ____ |
| WALTERSWINBURN | Jockey who rode Shergar to victory in the 1981 Epsom Derby (6,8) |
| TROY | City to which Helen was abducted |
| EUROPA | She was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull |
| EUROPE | Continent named for Cadmus's sister who, in Greek mythology, was abducted by Zeus |
| ROCHE | Christy ..... , Derbywinning jockey in 1984 (5) |
| MUNRO | Alan ....., 1981 Derbywinning jockey on Generous (5) |
| HELENOFTROY | She was abducted by Paris, starting a war |
| RASHMASUM | Casualty medic who was abducted last year by a violent street gang (4,5) |
