Twice bypasses Guineas test

Connections of leading stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas fancy Twice Over have ruled the colt out of the Newmarket showpiece.

Henry Cecil’s three-year-old is unbeaten in three career starts and won the Craven Stakes last week, beating Raven’s Pass.

However, owner Prince Khalid Abdullah has decided not to tackle the mile Classic on Saturday week.

In a statement to PA Sport, his racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe said: “After consulting with Henry Cecil, Prince Khalid has decided that the colt will miss the 2000 Guineas and run in the totesport.com Dante Stakes at York with a view to going to the Vodafone Derby.”