Time will tell if City Of Troy’s 2,000 Guineas flop was just an aberration | Greg Wood

There was widespread surprise at the failure of Aidan O’Brien’s colt to live up to his pre-race billing at NewmarketLearning 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 elevat