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UPDATED 1:49PM, APR 29 2021 Jane Chapple-Hyam expects Nell Gwyn second Saffron Beach to thrive on her first attempt at a mile in Sundays Qipco 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. The trainer anticipates the daughter of New Bay coming into her own over the longer trip and believes she may even develop into a Cazoo Oaks contender. She is a general 10-1 shot for the first fillies Classic of the season and will try to emulate the classy Sky Lantern, the last runner-up in the Nell Gwyn to go one bett...

UPDATED 7:20PM, APR 20 2021 Richard Hannon has confirmed impressive Newbury winner Snow Lantern will not run in the Qipco 1,000 Guineas next week. The three-year-old filly shed her maiden tag in style at Newbury on Sunday and was promptly cut by bookmakers into as short as 7-1 for the fillies Classic at Newmarket on May 2. However, Hannon released a statement that the daughter of Frankel would not try to emulate her dam Sky Lantern, winner of the 1,000 Guineas in 2013, and would instead ...

Snow Lantern to miss 1000 Guineas and instead run at Yorks Dante meeting Tue 20 Apr 2021 Leading Qipco 1000 Guineas contender Snow Lantern is to miss the Newmarket Classic and instead run at York’s Dante meeting. The daughter of two Guineas winners in being by Frankel out of Sky Lantern, like her dam she is trained by Richard Hannon. She was third-favourite for the fillies’ Classic having beaten John and Thady Gosden’s Derab – who Enable’s half-brother – by a leng...

UPDATED 6:21PM, APR 17 2021 Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) | 7f | 3yo | RTV/ITV Frankel, Olympic Glory, Kingman, Muharaar, Barney Roy and Mohaather. Listing those super six would be a plausible answer to the question: name a handful of the best three-year-olds in the last ten years. Their significance here is they all won the Greenham on the way to the top. Given the recent roll of honour and a murky 2,000 Guineas picture with just a month to go until the Newm...

Alcohol Free and Snow Lantern bolster 1000 Guineas claims with Newbury wins Sun 18 Apr 2021 Alcohol Free booked her Qipco 1000 Guineas ticket as she narrowly came out on top from Statement in a tight finish to the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury. Andrew Balding’s filly was the only Group One winner in the race better known as the Fred Darling, and as a result she was sent off the 9-4 favourite. Caught wide and with no cover through most of the seven-furlong contest, Oisin Murphy brought hi...

Snow Lantern cut to 10-1 for 1000 Guineas after stylish Newbury victory Sun 18 Apr 2021 Snow Lantern ran out a cosy winner of what is sure to be an informative Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes at Newbury. Richard Hannon’s grey filly is certainly bred for the job, being out of two Guineas winners in Frankel and Sky Lantern, the latter also trained by Hannon. It looked a strong event on paper with Enable’s half-brother Derab and the Roger Varian-trained Fantastic Fox having ...