Learning to live with regular disappointment is an important part of the process of racing and betting on horses but even so, City Of Troy’s dismal failure to justify odds-on favouritism for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket was a horribly deflating experience. On Saturday morning, we dared to hope that last year’s outstanding champion two- year-old might elevate himself into the ranks of the all-time greats this season. By Saturday evening, some were wondering if we will ever see him on a racecourse again.
It is always possible, of course, that Saturday’s flop was an early-season aberration, and City Of Troy will recapture his juvenile brilliance as the campaign develops.
