Richard Eagle takes a trip to Windsor to check out peoples’ route into the port of kings

It is not surprising how much attention you can get from a trainer if you indicate you are looking to own a racehorse.
On a balmy evening at the picturesque Windsor racecourse recently I went out of my way to bother three trainers. During the course of the conversations they all asked how much I was looking to outlay. I detected a deep sigh in all cases when I replied “not a lot”. I have yet to meet a trainer who hasn’t got at least a part of a horse available. If by so...