▁very ▁few ▁race h ors es . ▁Jar vis ▁trained ▁the ▁col t ▁at ▁New market , ▁Su ff olk . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 2 2 : ▁two - year - old ▁season ▁Pap yrus ▁was ▁quick ▁to ▁m ature ▁and ▁won ▁six ▁of ▁his ▁eight ▁races ▁as ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁His ▁two ▁defe ats ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁St akes ▁at ▁Royal ▁As cot ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁four ▁lengths ▁by ▁Lord ▁W ool av ington ' s ▁Town ▁Guard ▁and ▁the ▁Champ agne ▁St akes ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁poor ly ▁behind ▁Dra ke . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁ran ▁against ▁Town ▁Guard ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁C riter ion ▁St akes ▁at ▁New market . ▁Lord ▁W ool av ington ' s ▁col t ▁had ▁won ▁his ▁last ▁six ▁races ▁and ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁two - year - old ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁Pap yrus ▁produced ▁his ▁best ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁reverse ▁the ▁As cot ▁form ▁and ▁win ▁decis ively . ▁Pap yrus ' s ▁win ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁" flu ke " ▁by ▁some ▁obser vers , ▁but ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁winter ▁break ▁disput ing ▁favour it ism ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁Derby ▁with ▁Town ▁Guard . ▁▁ 1 9 2 3 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁Pap yrus ▁began ▁his ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁in