In an ideal spring the 2yo form builds brick by brick into a solid wall that bears weight. This year, instead of bricks, we have puddles of mud, writes Matthew Tester.
For one thing so much of the heavy ground form is useless in judging fast ground races. For another thing, some of the biggest strings of 2yos took ages to hit form. My impression is that those of Mark Johnson and Richard Fahey, for example, have not yet caught fire.
Time and again there is just nothing from which to build a rating. The winner beats a bunch of newcomers and something that tailed off on very different ground last time. The speed figures are less help than usual since rain throughout a day can completely skew the figures.
I have been looking after the 2yos for quite a while and have never known a tougher year for building the foundations. Royal Ascot might make things clearer and I am particularly looking forward to seeing Ahern, Sky Lantern, Dawn Approach and Sir Prancelot."
Glad I'm not the only nervous one. Could lose a shed load of dollar to anything.
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