| SNAREDRUM | Son loses heart with a racehorse that may be beaten (5,4) |
| OBOES | Old Bones removes heart with a number of instruments (5) |
| FRANTIC | Being frenzied for losing heart with a caper (7) |
| BYTHEBOOK | Strictly following rules, lad loses heart with six tricks that don't score |
| POLYANDRY | Girl loses heart with extremely risky marital arrangement |
| EGGWHITE | For example, good chess player that may be beaten by a whisker (3,5) |
| TRACK | Part of record that may be beaten |
| TIMES | Records of athletic performances that may be beaten |
| NOBBLER | One who tampers with a racehorse or a greyhound to thwart either beast's chances of winning; a thimblerigger's accomplice; a briber, filcher, grabber, kidnapper, pilferer or swindler; or, a dram of sp |
| MUDDER | Word for a racehorse that runs well on a claggy sloppy wet track; or, an athlete who is equally undeterred by such boggy waterlogged conditions (6) |
| STAYER | Terminology on the "turf" used to describe a racehorse that can run long distances (6) |
| ODDSON | Describing a racehorse that is more likely than evens to win (4,2) |
| BEINDEBT | Behind with payments, West African country loses heart with Germany and Banks' boycott (2,2,4) |
| DYNASTY | Daily loses heart with vile family (7) |
| EVERYONE | All evening Ray loses heart with me (8) |
| BETA | Bride loses heart with thankyou letter from abroad (4) |
| NOBBLE | Tamper with (a racehorse) |
| NOBBLES | Tampers with (a racehorse) (7) |
| PHALANX | Body of troops has stratagem to capture hearts with a kiss |
| OFTEN | Frequently son loses temper? On the contrary (5) |
