Good morning ma’am, we are always happy to hear from you-Ed.
Dear Mr Editor,
I have been following your new racing correspondent Winterbourne Longjohns with great interest, and not inconsiderable profit, and I wonder if there is some way you could introduce me to him. My late husband (my third, alas) was a noted point-to-point rider in his day, and there was nothing he liked better than a joyous gallop over the jumps. But I digress!
Perhaps he knew Winterbourne Longjohns? There is nothing I would like more than to sit with your esteemed tipster and reminisce about the good old days at Goodwood, Badbury Rings and Charlton Horethorne over a glass of two of something special. I should also like an opportunity to reward him for the good fortune he has brought me.
Do you know who he is? Could you perhaps furnish a photographic likeness of him?
Yours, fondly,
Amelia Badger (Mrs)
Winterbourne is a very private man. When I say he shares a postcode (well part of it) with Her majesty the Queen, you will surely understand that we have to be discreet. However he does make the occasional foray into Somerset, often for the Wincanton race meeting associated with your good name. He asks whether you are perchance connected with that great brewing dynasty responsible for Badger ale?
A positive answer, he assures me, may result in a rapid take up of your kind invitation.
Meanwhile, here is a picture of Winterbourne Longjohns, not taken in the Royal enclosure at Ascot.