# Colonel Ross — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Colonel Ross in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Colonel

**First appearance:** 0000-silver-blaze

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_professional_

Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse Silver Blaze.

### [John Straker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/john_straker)

_professional_

Colonel Ross is John Straker's employer, as Straker was his trainer and stable manager before his death.

### [Percy Phelps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/percy_phelps)

_professional_

Colonel Ross and Percy Phelps are colleagues in the government service, both involved in sensitive naval matters.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_professional_

Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse Silver Blaze.

### [John Straker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/john_straker)

_professional_

Colonel Ross is John Straker's employer, as Straker was his trainer and stable manager before his death.

### [Percy Phelps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/percy_phelps)

_professional_

Colonel Ross and Percy Phelps are colleagues in the government service, both involved in sensitive naval matters.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_professional_

Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse Silver Blaze.

### [Percy Phelps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/percy_phelps)

_professional_

Colonel Ross and Percy Phelps are colleagues in the government service, both involved in sensitive naval matters.

## In the story

### [Silver Blaze](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/silver-blaze)

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

## Links

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