Clue: Go Salmond in tatters! Alex gutted — no backing to enter race (5-8)
Answer: ANGLO-SAXONDOM
Explanation: Definition: race
An envelope ('to enter') of AX ('**A**le**X** gutted') plus ON ('no backing') in ANGLOSDOM, an anagram ('in tatters') of 'go Salmond'. Alex Slamond is the First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party.