FANCY FOOTWORK WINS MAIDEN FOR NIVESH SIRPUTH
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 06:32PM 
Click above to watch Fancy Footwork winning her maiden
(Image : Gold Circle - Footage : Tellytrack)
FANCY FOOTWORK
2010 SUMMERHILL READY TO RUN GRADUATE
Mpumalanga-based engineer Nivesh Sirputh enjoyed the rare pleasure of leading in his first winner when 9-20 favourite Fancy Footwork ran out a 3.25-length victress of a Maiden Juvenile Plate over 1600m at Clairwood on Sunday, capably handled by Muzi Yeni.
Nivesh owns Fancy Footwork in partnership with Moneyweb journalist Hilton Tarrant (a first for him too), the “Italian Boertjie” Giancarlo Filomeno, Brett Parker and John Finlayson.
The filly by Solskjaer from Radiant Lass, by Northern Guest, was sent to Mike de Kock’s stables as a replacement for the partnership’s first purchase, Desire, who as Mike succinctly put it, “had no desire to run!”
Mike added: “This was a wonderful gesture by Mick Goss of Summerhill Stud. The guys put their money down, suffered a quick disappointment but have now been rewarded for their patience. More breeders should follow Mick’s example. If you’re good to your clients, they will come back again with more support.”
Fancy Footwork is an improving type by a stallion who is making a big impression with his second crop and Mike said: “She’s improving and there was a lot to like about the way she beat the draw and kicked on for an easy win. She didn’t beat much, but looks like she has a few more wins coming.”
Fancy Footwork was secured for the partnership by Charl Pretorius’ Freeracer Bloodstock.
FANCY FOOTWORK (Solskjaer (IRE) - Radiant Lass by Northern Guest (USA))
DOB 2008-10-25
2 Year Old Bay Filly
Owners : Messrs Nivesh Sirputh, G Filomeno, J E Finlayson, B K Parker and H M Tarrant
Trainer : Mike de Kock
Jockey : Muzi Yeni
Breeder : Summerhill Stud
Win Time : 99.38
Career Record : 1 Win, 1 Place, 2 Starts
Career Earnings : R52,000
PLAY AN ALL TO COME BET MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE
Clairwood, Turf, 1600m
15 May 2011
| # | LBH | Horse | Kg | MR | Dr | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | FANCY FOOTWORK | 58.0 | 0 | 9 | M Yeni | Mike de Kock |
| 2 | 3.25 | NINTH SYMPHONY | 58.0 | 0 | 3 | A Forbes | Dennis Drier |
| 3 | 3.30 | TASTE OF HONEY | 58.0 | 0 | 1 | K Neisius | Sean Tarry |
| 4 | 4.30 | MISS HONEY COMB | 58.0 | 0 | 5 | I Sturgeon | Bart Rice |
| 5 | 5.30 | TACALOOCHEE | 58.0 | 0 | 2 | C Orffer | Michael Miller |
| 6 | 5.80 | DRUM BEATER | 58.0 | 0 | 6 | A Domeyer | Kumaran Naidoo |
| 7 | 5.90 | RUNNING RIVER | 58.0 | 0 | 8 | * J P van der Merwe | Paul Lafferty |
| 8 | 7.15 | FIRST BREAK | 58.0 | 0 | 7 | D Mansour | Duncan Howells |
| 9 | 13.40 | DO OR DYE | 58.0 | 0 | 4 | K Shea | Paul Lafferty |
| 10 | 23.90 | QUEEN OF DRACONIA | 58.0 | 0 | 10 | K Zechner | Kumaran Naidoo |
| Late Scratchings | |||||||
| 11 | 0.00 | BALLADRY | 58.0 | 0 | 2 | A Marcus | Paul Lafferty |
| 12 | 0.00 | ORANGE SUNRISE | 58.0 | 0 | 11 | Yadav Singh | |
| 13 | 0.00 | RED BOOK | 58.0 | 0 | 5 | R Danielson | Gavin van Zyl |
Extract from Mike de Kock Racing
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