With a baking tray belted to his small, feathery body, a saucepan for a helmet, and a wooden spoon brandished in wing, young Owl’s desire to become a knight is clear from the first spread.

More from Qipco 2000 Guineas day at Newmarket where George Wood secured a valuable success aboard Knight Owl in the opener. Knight Owl gifted young rider George Wood his biggest career victory to ...