HONG KONG Frankie Lor is hopeful Sword Point can ease the frustrations over a string of minor placings with success in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (2,000m) at Sha Tin on Saturday, as five-time Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton reunites with the talented...
Among the rivals facing Sword Point is the Jamie Richards-trained Alacrity, who starts from gate 11 for jockey Harry Bentley.
“He’s an improving horse. We checked out his wind after his last start and we got the A-okay there, so he’s very much a horse I would think for next season,” said Richards. “He’s going well. He was a victim of a slow pace at his last start and it was hard for him to make ground.
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