A model of consistency, Adam Marcus’ Dance Variety made it five wins from his last ten starts and registered an overdue stakes success when he beat a smart field on an ironically largely windless afternoon at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth to win the R225 000 Listed Southeaster Sprint.
Always in touch as Ziyasha bounded clear to set the fractions, regular pilot Corne Orffer built the gelding up and moved into contention inside the final 400m.
Corne Orffer shows his delight as Dance Variety charges clear (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
In a matter of strides Dance Variety (4-1) signalled his intentions as he moved up to take over with Gimmelightning (25-1) chasing hard, but beaten 1,25 lengths in a time of 57,71 secs for the 1000m.
The good-looking meu Capitano (28-10) had no luck in running, but managed to collar Ziyasha (17-2) to run third.
Bred by Sherwin Jerrier, who races him in partnership with Mr A Singh, Dance Variety is a son of late speed champion Var (Forest Wildcat) out of the unraced Trippi mare, Trippitango.
A winner of 6 races with 11 places from his 22 starts, Dance Variety has earned R721 088 and went through the Cape Premier Yearling Sale ring for R250 000.
