Lucky Sweynesse ready to roll for Group 2 Sprint Cup

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Lucky Sweynesse has continued to raise the bar this season for trainer and on Sunday at the star four-year-old can add further gloss to an already impressive campaign if he is successful in the HK$5 million Group 2 (1200m).

Lucky Sweynesse has won five times this season. His biggest scalps have come in the Group 1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m), Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m), Group 2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) and G3 (1400m).

Underlining a remarkable advance this term, Lucky Sweynesse has soared to a career-high mark of 130 as Hong Kong's highest rated sprinter – two points clear of Hong Kong Champion Sprinter (2021/22) – and equal to that of Romantic Warrior.

“The horse (Lucky Sweynesse) is going well. He's good. We're looking forward to Sunday. He's in good form, I'm very happy with him,” Man said. “This race and then the end of the month. That's what I am concentrating on.”

This weekend's field sees a small but hotly contested group go to post – led by last year's winner Wellington, who will look to join Quicken Away (1989, 1990 & 1991) as the second three-time winner of the Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) later this month on (Sunday, 30 April) – which also features the Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) and Group 1 (2000m).

This weekend's Group 2 double-header at Sha Tin sees the running of the HK$5 million Group 2 Chairman's Trophy (1600m) as well – both contests serve as trials for FWD Champions Day.

Targets beyond the Chairman's Sprint Prize at the end of this month are yet to be finalised with (1200m) and a campaign to Japan or Royal Ascot floated as options.

“There are no decisions yet on going overseas. He has been entered for Japan, but the owners will make that decision – it's up to them. I don't know what they will decide yet,” Man said.

Cordyceps Six, Courier Wonder, Master Eight, Rewarding Together and are also entered to run in .

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