Riding his father's horse in the Cheltenham Gold Cup should have been the highlight of Nick Storr's career as a jockey. Instead he was relegated to the sidelines on the morning of the race and the hotly fancied favorite failed to win by a nose. What went wrong? When the racing authorities fail to take action, Nick decides to do some investigating of his own, beginning with the father he worshipped. Now it seems the respectable trainer is up to his neck in a dangerous game and - too late - Nick discovers the truth....