May 11th, 2011 | 
Author: Our Lucky 7 Manomine Clive Brittain has made a quiet start the two-year-old Flat season…
A Mixed Bag of Two-Year-Old Prospects: Part 1
After an enforced abstinence from two-year-old horse racing over the winter months, a hunger for knowledge and insight leads to the sweetest thoughts of making this year another winning season.
The beauty of betting two-year-old horses is that you get such a mixed bag. It’s similar to walking round a sweet shop – there is always something to catch your eye. But why pick and choose when you can have a selection. With debutantes galore, experienced juveniles searching for their elusive first win, dark horses and precocious types that run every other week, there is something for everyone. The only thing you need to worry about is dodging the equine equivalent of the coffee cream.
It’s true that many punters avoid betting two year olds because they can seem rather daunting or just plain mysterious. You search for ten minutes trying to work out where the form has gone only to realise the horse is making its racecourse bow. OK. So you nearly swallowed that gobstopper.
It’s natural to be a little wary at first. However, it’s often those factors that make for very profitable betting angles. With just a little knowledge, insight and touch of lady luck you can gain an edge over the bookmakers.
This month we are giving a mixed bag of promising two year olds. In fact, we have a real assortment for you to enjoy with speculative bets, debutantes, a juvenile which cost a king’s ransom, an early precocious type and one or two dark horses to add to the fun.
(by Jason Coote)