Signs at Newmarket on Friday were that the William Haggas stable is taking off and the best of his trio that came home first on the card could turn out to be the Listed King Charles II Stakes winner Saber Strike (Night Of Thunder).Seen only once at two when successful at Redcar in November, Victorious Forever's 230,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase was delivered from last by Tom Marquand to surge by Cerro Blanco (Wootton Bassett) a furlong out and take the seven-furlong contest by 1 1/4 lengths from that well-regarded Godolphin colt.“He is exciting,” Marquand said of the 11-2 shot. “His work has been nice at home, but he's a super casual customer so you wouldn't get a full gauge of what he's fully doing. I set him a bit of a job and popped him back and in behind, because I didn't want to sit on the wing and teach him nothing.”“The Godolphin horse looked lovely and took a bit of running down, but he found the line great,” he added. “He's probably still waking up to it all as well, which is probably the most fun bit. He's a very exciting horse with a few doors he could step through.”SABER STRIKES Commonwealth Cup entry Saber Strike makes it 2-2 with victory in the Listed King Charles II Stakes.An exciting 3yo for the @WilliamHaggas team.@NewmarketRace | @V_ForeverUK pic.twitter.com/j0oAlyGJO0— Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 1, 2026The post ‘He’s A Very Exciting Horse’: Marquand Taken By Night Of Thunder’s Saber Strike appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.