10lb Penalty - Dick Francis

Damaging allegations cost young Benedict Juliard his hopes of a career as a steeplechase jockey. Instead he’s forced to join ranks alongside his father, a high-flying businessman battling a Dorset by-election for a street level entry into politics.

The campaign gets off to a flying start. But this time the obstacles ahead aren’t just dangerous – they’re lethal.

Horses, politics, lies and treachery. They can all carry the maximum 10lb penalty. And, as any jockey knows, a 101b penalty can be a killer…