Sunday puzzles: can you solve these racing-themed questions?

Fancy yourself a racing aficionado? Here are four puzzles to test your knowledge of the sport.

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Who Am I?

Clue 1 Being a jockey was not my job, it was more like a passion, the thing I always wanted to do. And I had a good go at it, a longer run than almost anyone, I should think. I was champion apprentice in my second year riding, albeit that was some decades ago. I never won the Derby but I was second on a horse who started at double-figure odds (having been beaten at odds-on in his trial). We hit the front in the straight, too. 

Clue 2  Arguably the most significant success of my career came quite early – too early for me to appreciate it, really. It was a horse who'd changed trainer during the season but he kept his jockey, a really cool and stylish star, until they got beat 31 lengths in a Group 1. That was my chance. We won a Group 3 together and then the big one at double-figure odds, with my mount's former rider back in fifth on a 7-2 shot. 

Clue 3 This weekend brings back a happy memory for me, when everything went smoothly in one of the feature contests. It looked a competitive race but I had little to do in the end. We settled out the back while the favourite over-raced up the front, then a gap opened up at just the right moment and we sailed through. It was joyfully easy. I had some good days on that horse. He was originally trained in North Yorkshire but I picked up the ride after he was moved 480 miles south of there.

Clue 4 White gloves - I'm known for wearing them when I ride and you'll see them in every single bit of race footage of me. It's not some affectation I picked up in an attempt to differentiate myself when I was building a reputation, I was wearing them from my very first ride. White in the afternoon, black on the gallops in the morning. I don't feel comfortable without them. White gloves at the races, I think, shows respect for the people who employ you. 

Who Am I features in The Front Runner, Chris Cook’s weekday morning newsletter. The Front Runner includes a clue each day from Monday to Thursday before revealing the answer on Friday, as well as news, views and tips on the day’s racing. It is exclusively for Members’ Club Ultimate subscribers.

Guess the racecourse

Blast from the past

Credit: Mark Cranham

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Silks search

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Answers

Who Am I? Gerald Mosse 

Guess The Racecourse Leopardstown 

Blast from the past North Stoke 

Silks search Classic Cliche

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