Backers in the dark over colts’ Classic

ANTE-POST punters and bookmakers still face a confused picture ahead of the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas despite all the major players standing their ground at the forfeit stage.

Much depends on whether Henry Cecil’s unbeaten Craven Stakes winner Twice Over takes his place at Newmarket on May 3.

The son of Observatory features among the list of 30 horses still engaged in the first colts’ Classic, along with Craven runner-up Raven’s Pass and Jim Bolger’s New Approach.