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MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here A LANTERN IN THE GLOOM STILL OVER THE MOON Bitterly disappointed by the flop of Toronado (Ire) Saturday=s GI Kentucky Derby winner Orb (Malibu (High Chaparral {Ire}) 24 hours earlier in the G1 2000 Moon) boarded a van to Belmont Park Sunday morning, Guineas, Team Hannon rebounded in where he will prepare style yesterday as Ben Keswick=s Sky for a start in the Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}) GI Preakness S. May swooped late to win Newmarket=s G1 18. AI=m looking QIPCO 1000 Guineas. Runner-up forward to getting the while giving Hot Snap (GB) (Pivotal process going again {GB}) three pounds in the G3 Nell and running in the Gwyn S. over seven furlongs here 18 Preakness,@ trainer days ago, last year=s G1 Moyglare Shug McGaughey said. Stud S. heroine turned that form on Orb is slated to arrive Sky Lantern & its head to provide Richard Hughes Richard Hughes with a belated first British Classic at Pimlico Race Course Racing Post victory. Switched off in rear early, on Tuesday, May 14. the 9-1 shot was delivered with a AWe are tickled to death with the way he rattle to wear down Just the Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) Shug McGaughey leading Orb and Joel in the final 25 yards and score by a half length, with ran yesterday and he seemed to come out of Rosario into the winner’s circle Ballydoyle=s Moth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) putting in an eye- Reed Palmer catching Oaks trial 1 1/2 lengths away in third. Hot the race well,@ added Snap, the 5-2 favorite, was in trouble a long way from the Hall of Fame conditioner from Kentucky. AI am home and finished a disappointing ninth. Cont. p3 looking forward to getting there. We had a great two weeks down here and I am sure our time at Pimlico will Sunday, Newmarket, Britain be every bit as good.@ QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS S. (200TH RUNNING)-G1, McGaughey was still savoring his overdue first Derby 400,000, Newmarket, 5-5, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.38, gd/fm. , win yesterday. AI said last week that I wished it had 1--SKY LANTERN (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Red Clubs (Ire) happened to me earlier, so I didn t have to worry about 1st Dam: Shawanni (GB), by Shareef Dancer = 2nd Dam: Negligent (Ire), by Ahonoora (GB) it anymore, but I=m not sure I believe that now,@ he 3rd Dam: Negligence (GB), by Roan Rocket (GB) said. A[Saturday] was quite a day and today=s been (i75,000 yrl >11 GOFSEP). O-Ben Keswick; quite a day so far. It=s been quite, quite a thrill.@ B-Tally-Ho Stud; T-Richard Hannon; J-Richard Cont. p8 Hughes; ,241,585. Lifetime Record: Co-Hwt. 2yo Filly & G1SW-Ire, 8-4-3-0, ,421,307. *1/2 to Shanty Star (Ire) (Hector Protector), GSW-Eng, $244,959; Hinton Admiral (GB) (Spectrum {Ire}), MSW-Eng, $230,135; and Arctic (Ire) (Shamardal), GSW-Ire, $197,635. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Just the Judge (Ire), 126, f, 3, Lawman (Fr)--Faraday Light (Ire), by Rainbow Quest. (i50,000 yrl >11 GOFSPT). O-Qatar Racing Ltd & Sangster Family; B-Mrs J Dempsey; T-Charles Hills; ,91,590. 3--Moth (Ire), 126, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Pieds de Plume (Fr), by Seattle Slew. O-S Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith; B-Smythson; T-AO=Brien; ,45,838. Margins: HF, 1HF, NO. Odds: 9-1, 7-1, 9-1. Also Ran: Winning Express (Ire), Snow Queen (Ire), Maureen (Ire), What a Name (Ire), Masarah (Ire), Hot Snap (GB), Roz (GB), Agent Allison (GB), Ollie Olga, Celtic Filly (Ire), Rasmeyaa (Ire), Diaminda (Ire). 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Hughes continued, AI got off her in America and said Always highly regarded and the subject of chatter, to enter her in the Oaks, as she felt she=d get a mile and Sky Lantern was introduced over six furlongs and after a half then, but whether she will or not is another a Goodwood maiden win in May followed up over that thing--I think she might go for the G1 Prix de Diane [at trip in the Listed Coolmore Stud Sprint S. at Naas 11 Chantilly June 16]. She=s hardy nut and goes on the days later. Upped to seven to take on Certify (Elusive road--she canters to Quality) in the G3 Sweet Solera S. on the July Course the start like a old here, the grey was no match for that rival and was the chaser with her head bridesmaid again in the G3 Prestige S. at Goodwood a between her knees-- fortnight later. Putting those reversals behind her at The but you have to get Curragh, she was dominant in the Moyglare Stud S. in her flowing, that=s September before meeting all kinds of trouble in the one thing about running when eighth in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile her. There is nothing Fillies Turf at Santa Anita in November. Despite her wrong with her--she weight turnaround with Hot Snap from the Nell Gwyn, just needs to run her the manner in which she was brushed aside by that way. We have good rival in that prep suggested she would struggle to Sky Lantern kicks home horses and Richard=s reverse the placings, but the Juddmonte homebred was Racing Post team has got very a notable flop this time and the door was left open. strong over the Breaking well, she was anchored towards the back of years, buying better-quality horses. Aidan O=Brien has the main group early as the favorite and Just the Judge dominated the Classics in recent years and if you are tried to work into contention from their outside posts. not on them, you don t win. Our stable has gone up a While Just the Judge was traveling with elan = notch, it s a team effort and Richard s an amazing throughout under Jamie Spencer, Hot Snap was being = = trainer. Richard Hannon Jr. added, We were very low niggled at and when the whip was drawn before the @ A quarter pole the distress signals were being sent out by after yesterday, but this filly deserves a bit of luck. She Tom Queally. It was left to Winning Express (Ire) didn=t get any in America and bumped into a very good (Camacho {GB}) and Just the Judge to do battle filly last time who probably didn=t run her race today. running down into the Adip@ and the race looking in the I=m delighted for Hughesie, he=s one of the great riders.@ clutches of the latter as they began to scale the rising ground. Sky Lantern, who had darted between rivals Reserving Judgement... after handing a three-length headstart to the leading Connections of Just the Judge are keen to re-oppose duo, appeared wide to change the complexion and she the winner on another day, with her part-owner Sheikh gave a final thrust to subdue the previously-unbeaten Fahad Al Thani telling PA Sport, AI believe that if she Charlie Hills trainee. had seen the other filly and had time to respond, she AIt=s about time!,@ Hughes said of reaching his would have fought back.