The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes · Character

Colonel Ross

A proud turfman whose prize colt Silver Blaze vanishes the night before the Wessex Cup, dragging Holmes into a case of sabotage, stable secrets, and a dead trainer.

supporting

Also known as Colonel

First appearance: Silver Blaze

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Colonel Ross, owner of Silver Blaze, meets Holmes and Watson at the station and expresses his desire to avenge Straker and recover his horse.

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Character groups

Silver Blaze case
Protagonist
Musgrave Ritual mystery
Yellow Face secret

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Aftermath
Closing

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Sherlock Holmes
professional · positive
Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse… How this plays out →
John Straker
professional · ambivalent
Percy Phelps
professional · positive
Sherlock Holmes
professional · positive
Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse… How this plays out →
John Straker
professional · ambivalent
Percy Phelps
professional · positive
Sherlock Holmes
professional · positive
Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse… How this plays out →
Percy Phelps
professional · positive

Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse Silver Blaze.
John Straker
Colonel Ross is John Straker's employer, as Straker was his trainer and stable manager before his death.
Percy Phelps
Colonel Ross and Percy Phelps are colleagues in the government service, both involved in sensitive naval matters.
Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse Silver Blaze.
John Straker
Colonel Ross is John Straker's employer, as Straker was his trainer and stable manager before his death.
Percy Phelps
Colonel Ross and Percy Phelps are colleagues in the government service, both involved in sensitive naval matters.
Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse Silver Blaze.
Percy Phelps
Colonel Ross and Percy Phelps are colleagues in the government service, both involved in sensitive naval matters.

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