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Frankel may reappear in Greenham

Frankel could make his seasonal debut in a Classic trial before going for glory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May.

Connections of the Henry Cecil-trained unbeaten champion two-year-old may consider the Greenham Stakes at Newbury in April ahead of his date with destiny at Headquarters.

"Frankel's great and is relaxed and in his winter quarters at Warren Place," said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah.

"He'll be trotting every day, but he won't be doing very much. With these horses you have to see how they winter and progress throughout the spring before outlining a definite campaign.

"His initial target will be in the 2000 Guineas, but whether he has a race beforehand I don't know, but the Greenham would be a possible target.

"Whether he stays a mile and a half or not, not necessarily - it's open to conjecture. He's the champion two-year-old, what he becomes thereafter is going to be a bonus."

The same team have another likely candidate for the Investec Derby at this stage in Picture Editor, even though he lost his 100% record at Newmarket in October.

"Henry's very keen on Picture Editor," Grimthorpe remarked.

"Maybe he'd just gone for the season last time. On what he'd shown at home, and prior to that on a racecourse, he might be a potentially very impressive horse. Picture Editor is a possible Derby contender."