A quick flick through the various flat races which take place up and down the UK in the second half of the turf season reveals that this is the period when the racing calendar becomes jam-packed with contests for two-year-old horses.

Although horses will continue to develop and mature even past their fourth birthdays, two years-old is the youngest age a horse can actually race in the UK. In many ways, two-year-old (or juvenile) races can be both intriguing and frustrating in equal measure for punters.

Intriguing, because horses which are successful in the most prestigious races for two-year-olds often find themselves catapulted to the head of the betting market for the important Classic races run the following season.