Cecil thinks Twice about 2,000 Guineas tilt

Henry Cecil has refused to

commit Twice Over to the

2,000 Guineas despite a win

in Thursday's Craven

Stakes at Newmarket that

earmarked him as a threat

to favourite New Approach.

Slashed to a best-priced 6-1

for next month's feature

after rallying to beat

Raven's Pass by a short

head over the Classic's

course and distance, Cecil

voiced fears that the

Khaled Abdullah-owned

colt needed further to fulfil

his potential.

Cecil said: 'I'm not sure that

he isn't more of a

mile-and-a-quarter Dante

Stakes horse but he has done everything right and,

if you take the second

away, he has won very

easily. I'll discuss it with the

Prince, but I don't want to

ruin him.'

Lord Grimthorpe, racing

manager to the owner,

added: 'It is difficult if you

win a Guineas trial not to

go for the Guineas, but the

future of the horse also has

to be a consideration.'

Whether Twice Over runs

could depend on how the

same owner's Confront

performs in Saturday's Greenham Stakes.