Struggling With These Last Ones!

[Toadsmith]

Struggling with these!
1 Across Finish fences with power dropping on grass (6)C???A?
2 Down Women wearing dresses with middle cut out to show curves (5)
??N?S
24 Across Horse at the front in good position (5)
N???E
25 Down Rank form close to race (5)??S?E

[JJ109]

1a Cowpat
2d Wends
24 Niche
25d Caste

[Tilly2]

cowpat
wends

[JJ109]

1a Cowpat =
finish = coat, "fencing in" w(ith) P(ower) = dropping on grass (cowpat)

[JJ109]

24a H(orse front) "in" nice (good) = niche = position

[JJ109]

25d Caste (rank) = cast (form) + (rac)E (ie closing letter of race)

[JJ109]

2d W(omen) + ends = wends (curves)

[Toorak]

I had winds

W(omen) in ( wearing) d(resse)s

[Tilly2]

Winds is better, Toorak.

[Toorak]

Tilly - I had thought of wends too but couldn’t parse it

Ok - off to the gym

[haras]

I have HORSELESS for 27ac. which gives me a problem with CASTE for
25d. Can anyone help?

[JJ109]

Harnesses for 27a

[JJ109]

harnesses (makes use of) = (False/anagram of)("start of") R(ace) + Esha Ness

[haras]

Ta for HARNESSES JJ. Finally finished.