Twice Over will spearhead a double-pronged raid on Saturday's Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown for owner Khalid Abdullah.
Henry Cecil's five-year-old will be joined by Sir Michael Stoute's Zacinto, giving Abdullah a strong hand as he searches for more Group One glory in what has already been a hugely successful season thanks to Special Duty, Workforce and Byword.
Twice Over gave him a one-two at Royal Ascot by chasing home Byword and connections hope he can go one better at the weekend, with Cecil giving him the green light to take his chance on the ground.
"The horse is in good form. He doesn't want any jar in the ground but Andrew Cooper (clerk of the course) is well aware of that so we expect good ground for him on Saturday," said Teddy Grimthorpe, Abdullah's racing manager.
"It was a cracking run at Ascot. He got shuffled back. He likes to be ridden relatively prominently and by the time he got out and got going, it was too late. Henry has brought him back tremendously well. The horse looks in great shape now and let's hope he can go on."
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