| AINTREE | Merseyside suburb, the site of a racecourse over which the Grand National steeplechase is run (7) |
| APRIL | Month when the Grand National steeplechase is usually run (5) |
| CATTERICK | N Yorkshire site of a racecourse and garrison (9) |
| CROSBY | Merseyside suburb between Bootle and Southport (6) |
| ACHERON | In Greek mythology, one of the rivers in Hades over which the souls of the dead were ferried (7) |
| STRETCH | A demanding task; a continuous period of time; an act of extending one's body/limbs; or, the home straight of a racecourse (7) |
| ARIZONA | U.S. state in which the Grand Canyon is located (7) |
| ONGOING | Working with the condition of a racecourse is continuous (7) |
| PADDOCK | The area of a racecourse where horses are paraded before each race (7) |
| THEELBE | Over which the Loschwitz 4 passes in Dresden? (3,4) |
| FURLONG | Division of a racecourse (7) |
| BECHERSBROOK | Difficult jump in the Grand National steeplechase (7,5) |
| NUT | What is the fixed ridge on the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass? (3) |
| STRAIGHT | A run of five consecutive cards of any suit in poker; a description of hair without curls or waves; or, the final stretch of a racecourse (8) |
| CANALTURN | Fence at which Final Nudge fell during the 2018 Grand National steeplechase |
| BRIDGE | What is the upright piece of wood on a violin over which the strings are stretched? (6) |
| FINGERBOARD | The long strip of hard wood on a violin or guitar over which the strings run (11) |
| ARIZONANS | Resident of the US state in which the Grand Canyon is located (9) |
| FUNNYBONE | Part of the elbow over which the ulnar nerve passes, causing a tingling sensation when struck (5,4) |
| WIRE | A strand of metal, such as one traditionally stretched across and above the end of a racecourse, hence a final decisive moment (4) |
