'I'm sleeping in the office - but the next big win might buy me a mobile home'

Julian Muscat meets the local trainer hoping to win the Dash on Derby day

Trainer Adam West at his Loretta Lodge stables in Epsom20.5.22 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Trainer Adam West is working 15-hour days and sleeping in his office in an attempt to make ends meetCredit: Edward Whitaker

This article, exclusive to Members' Club Ultimate subscribers, was originally written in May and sees Julian Muscat meet an Epsom trainer who was hoping to win the Dash at his local track on Derby day

Adam West can't afford to live the dream; he can live only in the moment. The 32-year-old trainer leads a hand-to-mouth existence, working 15-hour days in the belief he will one day make his mark.

Living the dream will have to wait until then, yet something about West makes you think his time will come. He exudes an inner restlessness, a quiet but firm conviction as he readies Live In The Moment for the Dash on Derby day.

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Published on 22 December 2022inSeries

Last updated 18:12, 14 December 2022

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