More Thunder keeps up winning momentum in Hungerford Stakes
Only an agonising Royal Ascot defeat in the Wokingham counts as a slight blot on the copybook of William Haggas' four-year-old this season. He was scoring for the fourth time in a campaign which has seen him now successfully climb the ladder into Group company.
Sent off the 6-4 favourite after landing the spoils in the Bunbury Cup last month, Tom Marquand had More Thunder in his customary position away from the pace as Hackwood Stakes winner Rage Of Bamby and Lennox Stakes victor Witness Stand disputed the it and led the runners into the closing stages.
However, the complexion of the race changed once Marquand eased his mount into top gear, weaving his way to the front with half a furlong to run before darting clear in tremendous fashion late on.
More Thunder finished two and a quarter lengths clear of Witness Stand who kept on gamely for second and Marvelman a head further back in third.
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