Dick Francis Mysteries: Blood Sport (1989)

The first of three TV Movies starring Ian McShane that are based on Dick Francis novels, which I haven't read. My interest was McShane, who plays a skilled racetrack security man named David Cleveland, in Kent, England.
It co-stars Patrick Macnee as Cleveland's employer, at whose behest the star attempts to solve the mystery of a stolen racehorse worth six million dollars.
It's standard Sunday evening TV Movie stuff that, besides one instance of miraculous VHS tech, is a case that involves old-fashioned leg work, which, in contrast to the modern era's tech-obsessed detectives, is a simple joy.

2½ sardines out of 5