Tiggy Wiggy (Ire)

By Andrew Caulfield

To American eyes, one of the strangest aspects of European racing must surely be the handful of races where 2-year-olds are allowed to take on their elders. The best-known examples are two of Europe’s premier five-furlong tests, the Nunthorpe S. at York in August and the Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, which forms part of the Arc programme next Sunday.