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I wouldn't be surprised if he won Haydock's Sprint Cup - he looks a Group 1 performer
Nick Watts looks back at the main action in Britain and Ireland and key market moves
More Thunder had no problem bridging the gap from handicapper to Group performer when taking the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
He may have been the joint lowest-rated in the field but he didn't run like it, and it was a pretty one-sided affair.
Group 1 aspirations seem plausible for him and he has a variety of options over a range of trips, including the Sprint Cup, British Champions Sprint, Prix de la Foret and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
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