A tight circle of star riders move from show to show, united by raging ambition, bitter rivalry and the terror of failure Super hero Jake Lovell, a half-gypsy orphan with gold earrings, handles horses and women with effortless skill, but is consumed by hatred for the promiscuous upper class cad, Rupert Campbell-Black, who has no intention of being faithful to his wife Helen, but is outraged when she runs away with another rider