THE part I enjoy most about interviews is picking the brains of successful individuals, charting their path to the top, gleaning the lessons they learnt along the way and understanding what made them successful. Immediately, with Peter Doyle, you understand that his personality lent itself to attracting clients.

A warm smile, easy conversation and bellowing laugh that would make any onlooker wish they were in on the joke, make him a person you want to be around, and I sometimes forgot I had a job to do as I listened to the veteran bloodstock agent recall stories from his career.