| RIPON | Cathedral city in North Yorkshire whose racecourse hosted Britain's first horse race for female jock |
| SWALEDALE | Breed of hardy sheep originating in North Yorkshire, whose wool is used for tweeds and carpets |
| SNOWDON | Surname of Lisa who hosted Britain's Next Top Model in the 2000s (7) |
| YORK | Cathedral city in North Yorkshire (4) |
| LEEDS | City in West Yorkshire whose affinity with owls stems from the three borne in its coat of arms (5) |
| BREMEN | Cathedral city in north-east Germany (pop about 530,000), founded in the 7th century AD (6) |
| CHEPSTOW | Town in Monmouthshire whose racecourse became the regular venue of the Welsh National in 1949 |
| REIMS | Cathedral city in north-eastern France (pop 180,000), founded around 80 BC (5) |
| DURHAM | Small cathedral city in north-east England which houses a university (6) |
| ORGREAVE | Village in South Yorkshire whose colliery was the site of a major confrontation between miners and police officers in 1984 |
| EPSOM | Town in Surrey whose racecourse hosts the Derby Stakes and the Oaks (5) |
| BARNSLEY | Industrial town in South Yorkshire whose football team are nicknamed The Tykes |
| BATLEY | Market town in West Yorkshire whose Variety Club was frequented by many notable acts between 1966 and 1977 |
| ILKLEY | Spa town in West Yorkshire whose moor is the subject of a folk song |
| CHARTRES | Cathedral city in north-west France (8) |
| MAIDENVOYAGE | First time out in horse race for those hoping to make the trip (6,6) |
| AYR | Port on the Firth of Clyde whose racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National |
| OAKS | Thoroughbred horse race for three-year old fillies, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky |
| THEOAKS | British horse race for 3-year-old fillies, run at Epsom in June (3,4) |
| BELMONT | --- Stakes, horse race for three-year-olds in New York; the third leg of the US Triple Crown (7) |
