Palmer awaits rain as Stoute and Hannon eye Cliff Stud Thirsk Hunt Cup glory
The Leader Newspaper By Andrew Atkinson Thirsk stage the £50,000 Cliff Stud Thirsk Hunt Cup (2.40) on Saturday, May 1, the most valuable race ever at the Yorkshire track, that includes Sir Michael Stoute entry Astro King and Spring Cup winner Nugget, one of two entries by Richard Hannon. Hugo Palmer trained Acquitted is another entry with strong early-season form, having gone down by a neck in the Spring Mile, a consolation race for the Lincoln, at Doncaster on March 27. The four-year-old won two of his three starts as a juvenile and pushed Palace Pier all the way on his thre...
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