▁heavy ▁mud ▁at ▁Bel mont ▁Park , ▁Pap yrus ▁lost ▁by ▁five ▁lengths ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁wore ▁ordinary ▁smooth ▁racing ▁pl ates , ▁whereas ▁his ▁rival ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁spe cially ▁adapted ▁" m ud ▁ca ul ks " ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁slo ppy ▁conditions . ▁Term s ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁were ▁to ▁allow ▁Ze v ▁to ▁come ▁ups ides ▁the ▁Derby ▁champion . ▁Don og h ue ▁did , ▁but ▁Ze v ▁soon ▁k icked ▁on ▁and ▁Pap yrus ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁impression ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages . ▁Although ▁stating ▁that ▁Pap yrus ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁conditions , ▁Jar vis ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁fairly ▁be aten ▁by ▁a ▁better ▁horse . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Irish ▁sold ▁Pap yrus ▁for ▁£ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁John ▁Horn ung . ▁▁ 1 9 2 4 : ▁four - year - old ▁season ▁Pap yrus ▁stayed ▁in ▁training ▁at ▁four , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁race ▁in ▁four ▁attempts , ▁leading ▁one ▁observer ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" not ▁half ▁the ▁horse ▁he ▁was ". ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁put ▁up ▁good ▁performances ▁in ▁defeat . ▁On ▁his ▁first ▁appearance , ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Po ison ed ▁Ar row ▁in ▁a ▁race ▁over ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles . ▁At ▁Royal ▁As cot ▁he ▁looked ▁fit ▁in ▁the ▁p add