| ESHER | SWR station close to Sandown Park racecourse (5) |
| IOWAN | Statesman from Isle of Wight area, close to Sandown |
| STPANCRAS | London station close to King's Cross (2,7) |
| WASTREL | SWR late? Perhaps an excuse for this layabout (7) |
| INITIAL | LNER... EMR... SWR? Dealt with one at a time, the answer is right in front of you (7) |
| STRAGGLERS | They're really slow to arrest jockey over horse from central Ireland heading to Sandown (10) |
| ABETS | Helps one to place a wager at Sandown (5) |
| JAMESHERRIOT | Writer's Block's great display at Sandown Park? (5,7) |
| TROT | Pace at Victoria's Sandown Park |
| REFRESHERS | Take charge of race, overlooking superb setting of Sandown Park's courses |
| ECLIPSE | Undefeated 18th-century racehorse after which is named the ? Stakes, run at Sandown Park |
| SURREY | English county, home of Lingfield Park racecourse (6) |
| SANDOWN | ___ Park, racecourse in Surrey (7) |
| KEMPTON | ___ Park, racecourse in Surrey which hosts the King George VI Chase (7) |
| HAYDOCK | ____ Park, racecourse in Merseyside that features the Grand National Trial in February (7) |
| ZETLAND | In which inner-city suburb of Sydney was the Victoria Park racecourse? (7) |
| PURSESTRINGS | Prize money going to group of horses coming first at Sandown held by one of those in the bookmaking business (5,7) |
| STRONG | Heading for Sandown, crowd wants horse to leave stable (6) |
| SNAREDRUM | Sandown empty and a Grand National winner that gets beaten! (5,4) |
| STAGES | Arranges backing in races, eg at Sandown (6) |
