O'Brien two-handed in 1000 Guineas Aidan O'Brien has narrowed his QIPCO 1000 Guineas team down to two after confirming that while Moth and Snow Queen are intended starters at Newmarket on Sunday, with Magical Dream likely to stay in Ireland. Of his main Guineas challenger, Moth, who won on her seasonal reappearance this year, he said on Tuesday: "We thought she was a very good filly as a two-year-old and never won. Her work was always exceptional. "So obviously we didn't really know what to expect on her first run this year and that was the first time she showed on the track what she's shows us at home all the time. We were delighted with her first run." Richard Hannon junior also had news on his stable's pair, Sky Lantern and Maureen, saying: "Sky Lantern looks very well. She worked very well on Sunday morning. "Obviously she'll be 3lb better off with Prince Khalid Abdulla's filly [Hot Snap, whom she chased home in the Nell Gwyn Stakes]. Is that enough? It didn't look like it would be at that time, but she has done very well since and she will be a lot fitter." On Maureen, he added: "You just get the impression she enjoys her racing. She has a great turn of foot. Whether she gets the mile remains to be seen. If she gets the mile she will run a big race."
