Duncan Claymore is one of the country's up and coming young jockeys. He has the talent and the tenacity, but he also has his demons, and it's these that threaten to overthrow his burning ambition. Duncan was taught everything he knows by his father, Charlie, a former trainer whose career and reputation were destroyed when a series of bitter rivalries got out of hand. It ruined him and Charlie hasn't been able to set foot on a racecourse since. Now, with his father's health rapidly declining, Duncan is desperate to beat the best and at the same time take down the men responsible for Charlie's ruin.
Fell a little short of my expectations (I am a huge Dick Francis fan and was expecting something in a similar vain) Solid read, not always believable and the characters didnt really grab me as much as some other writers, still happy to read more by the author so while not fantastic it's not terrible either. Pass mark