Winner Takes All

by John Francome

Racehorse trainer Ben Sayers has two top-class horses to enter in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. One is owned by Alan Marcus, a ruthless business man. The other belongs to Alan’s gorgeous ex-wife, Christina. Ben knows that both horses have an equal chance of winning, but he’s about to find out that Alan Marcus doesn’t like competition. Especially when the competition is Christina. In Alan’s world nice guys finish last. The question is just how nasty he will get to win this race…

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

Paperback

First published May 18, 2006

About the author

Ex-National Hunt Champion Jockey John Francome is a broadcaster on racing for Channel 4. He lives in Berkshire.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fra...

Reviews

[Steven Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Racehorse trainer Ben Sayers has two top-class horses to enter in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. One is owned by Alan Marcus, a ruthless business man. The other belongs to Alan's gorgeous ex-wife, Christina. Ben knows that both horses have an equal chance of winning, but he's about to find out that Alan Marcus doesn't like competition. Especially when the competition is Christina. In Alan's world nice guys finish last. The question is just how nasty he will get to win this race...very predictable ending.

[Lady · Rating 5 out of 5]

what an excellent short story. I had to finish reading it in one go. It actually felt like a full length book

[Cat {Pemberley and Beyond} · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick but interesting read for someone who's never ventured into this genre before.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant short story, very exciting, a good quick story, loved it.

[Alex Marriott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a quick read this was an excellent book. Even though it was short, the characters really were brought to life and it was a very interesting read.

[Felicity · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh