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Quickener

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quick·en  (kwkn)
v. quick·ened, quick·en·ing, quick·ens
v.tr.
1. To make more rapid; accelerate.
2. To make alive; vitalize.
3. To excite and stimulate; stir: Such stories quicken the imagination.
4. To make steeper.
v.intr.
1. To become more rapid. See Synonyms at speed.
2. To come or return to life: "And the weak spirit quickens" (T.S. Eliot).
3. To reach the stage of pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move.
quicken·er n.
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Noun1.quickener - an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body"
enlivener, invigorator
agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
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She has an obvious chance after a debut maiden win and a staying-on second on her handicap debut, but she looked more of a galloper than a quickener last time over the extended 1m at Wolverhampton, and I'm not sure the drop in trip at acceleration-favouring Lingfield will be ideal.
Exceedthewildman can improve Moore mood by The Racing Post (London, England)
Aidan was spot on about his horses, he said there was very little between my horse and George's, but that mine was more of a quickener and a lengthener while the other is a galloper - and that in an ideal world if I could stalk George through the race he will take me far enough and to get to the front half a furlong out would be ideal.
Racing: O'Brien-Darley duo add Boru to hit list by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
If you look at the videos of Requisite you can see she is not a quickener who goes well at speed tracks like Goodwood, Brighton, or Lingfield (her last three racing venues).
Requisite looks a must on her Fibresand debut by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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