Tony Britton

The night before the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket sees the great and the good of the horse-racing community gathered for a prestigious black-tie Gala dinner. Michelin-starred chef Max Moreton is cooking the evening's meal. But the day is far from over, and soon Max Moreton finds himself fighting for more than just his livelihood.

Bookmaker Ned Talbot is counting his losses at Royal Ascot as the favourites all come in. Then suddenly an old man accosts him claiming to be the father he had believed dead in a car crash years before.

Bookmaker Ned Talbot is counting his losses at Royal Ascot as the favourites all come in. Then suddenly an old man accosts him claiming to be the father he had believed dead in a car crash years before.

After her mother's death, Mary Yellon left the friendly shores of the Helford River to go and live with her mother's sister at Jamaica Inn, where her uncle was the landlord. She first sensed something was wrong when the coachman looked uncomfortable about her destination …

Barrister and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason finds his racing life colliding with his working life when a fellow rider is murdered. The prime suspect is champion jockey Steve Mitchell, but Mason soon finds himself at the centre of a web of threat and intimidation.

Barrister and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason finds his racing life colliding with his working life when a fellow rider is murdered. The prime suspect is champion jockey Steve Mitchell, but Mason soon finds himself at the centre of a web of threat and intimidation.

On the death of his son, Sir Harry Hotspur had determined to give his property to his daughter Emily. She is beautiful and as strong-willed and high-principled as her father. Then she falls in love with the black-sheep of the family.