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Twice bids to get back on track in Palace

Henry Cecil is anticipating a bold show from Twice Over when he bids to regain the winning thread in the St James´s Palace Stakes on Tuesday.

The Prince Khalid Abdullah-owned colt lost his unbeaten record when turned over at odds-on in the Dante in May.

However, Cecil is confident the son of Observatory is back in top form again and hopes he can give him another high-profile Royal Ascot success.

Cecil said: "He wasn´t ready to run in the Guineas but I´ve got no regrets about not running him in the Derby. He was unwell after the Dante and his blood count was not right.

"Henrythenavigator is a class horse but you´ve got to take him on, haven´t you? Our horse is very well and has improved a lot, even though he hasn´t had much racing," he told the Racing Post.

"He´s a better horse now than when he won the Craven."

Twice Over is available at a best-priced 8-1 with Ladbrokes and Paddy Power for the St James´s Palace, a race for which Aidan O´Brien´s dual 2000 Guineas winner Henrythenavigator is odds-on.