Lantern heads Nassau line-up Sky Lantern will face 14 rivals as she steps up to 10 furlongs for the first time in Saturday's Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. Winner of the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket before turning in a stunning display in the Coronation Stakes, Sky Lantern suffered a narrow reverse at the hands of Elusive Kate in a controversial finish to the Falmouth Stakes last month. That form looks rock-solid in light of Elusive Kate's subsequent win in the Prix Rothschild and Sky Lantern will be a hot favourite to make what has already been a fabulous week for Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes even better. Heading the challenge is Sir Michael Stoute's unbeaten filly Integral, who takes a big step up in class following an impressive triumph in a Sandown Listed event. Godolphin are represented by multiple Group One winner Sajjhaa, who makes her first appearance since finishing fourth in the QEII Cup at Sha Tin in Hong Kong back in late April. Ralph Beckett saddles Epsom Oaks runner-up Secret Gesture, but his Oaks winner Talent, who badly disappointed in the Irish equivalent, has not been declared. The Charlie Hills-strained Just The Judge, Lady Cecil's Hot Snap, Aidan O'Brien's Just Pretending and Roger Varian's Pretty Polly heroine Ambivalent all add further intrigue to a fascinating contest. Talent was one of just three withdrawals from the confirmation stage, the others being Dancewiththeedevil and Scintillula.
