As i said, id never have another ex racer. My friend bought a cracking TB for 1,000 pounds. He was out eventing within months. But he had been nicely broken, correctly raised. The problem with a lot of ex racer's (I work with horses and fellow colleagues have them) is that many have mechanical issues. My colleagues ex racers have leg and back issues. Crap feet. My one has arthritis in rear hocks. He also has chronic ulcers which is another trait. My friend evie has spent a fortune on gastro guard following shock treatment on back and legs. Breeding makes a big difference. My lads grandparents are nashwan and saddletd wells who were very fast race horses. Its not surprising that he is very sharp and forward going. It took months to get him to stand by the mounting block etc. Yes, ex racer can be rewarding and can and do compete to a high level but I've had my fingers burnt. He scares me at times, especially this time of the year as he is such a handful and I'm not a novice rider. With your budget I would either buy a bold youngster that hasn't been messed around with that you can bring on or an older type, a school master who you can throw into the lorry and go out and have immediate fun on. I've just bought a 15 yr old mare who is lovely. Forward going but without the sharp unpredictability of my ex racer.
Sorry, which website are you looking at? Ex racers? Thanks!