TALKING TWO-YEAR-OLDS

Ian Heitman thinks there’s a long way for the classy colt to go

Despite there being over four months left to go in 2019 and nine months before the first Classic of 2020, there have been movements in the ante-post betting for the 2000 Guineas, most notably the shortening from 12/1 to 7/2 favourite of PINATUBO who retained his unbeaten record, now four from four, with an emphatic win in the Group 2 Vintage Stakes on the opening day of the five-day Qatar Goodwood Festival.
Facing six rivals, Pinatubo, a wellmade stocky colt, was the 6/4 favourite with ...