Figure meat and grain eaten by King Edward, say, part of English course (9,6)

'part of english course' is the definition.
(part of Epsom racecourse)

'figure meat and grain eaten by king edward' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'figure' could be 'ten' (ten is a number or figure) and 'ten' is found in the answer.
'meat' could be 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat) and 'ham' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is found in the answer.
'king' could be 'er' (abbreviation for Edward Rex, various English kings) and 'er' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'say' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?