| RIDERS | Jockeys & cyclists |
| ALECHEAD | French horseman and breeder whose father William and son Freddy were leading jockeys and trainers |
| RUNNERS | ___ and riders, jockeys and mounts (7) |
| HELMETED | Like firefighters and cyclists |
| GLYN | Father and son 2014 Melbourne Cup jockeys, ... and Chad Schofield (4) |
| SILKS | Special clothing for jockeys and barristers |
| CAFE | With a social culture among many city-dwellers and cyclists, a type of bistro specialising in coffee (4) |
| STCOLABRA | Small village in the Escorca municipality on the north-west coast of Mallorca, a popular destination for coach trips and cyclists (2,7) |
| KADEENACOX | British Paralympic athlete and cyclist (7,3) |
| RACECOURSE | Turf club venue where horses, jockeys and bookies entertain the punters (10) |
| SKULLCAP | Plant of the mint family with violet-blue tube-like flowers; or, a safety helmet used by jockeys and other equestrians (8) |
| UNDERWEAR | Discover nude, rawer jockeys and tradies, for two (9) |
| SADDLES | They come between jockeys and their horses (7) |
| FREDWINTER | The only person to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Grand National as both jockey and trainer |
| COREYBROWN | 2009 and 2017 Melbourne Cup winning jockey and Off the Rails host (5,5) |
| HARRY | And 30 British jockey and racehorse trainer who was nicknamed 'The Head Waiter' (5.5) |
| STRUGGLE | Jockey and horse in astonishing result (8) |
| ESPYS | Best Jockey and Best Game, for two |
| RIDER | Jockey and TV sports presenter Steve (5) |
| RETAINER | It'll pay the jockey and keeper (8) |
