WHITSBURY Manor Stud's high-class sprinter Swiss Spirit (by Invincible Spirit) is the first freshman sire to get off the mark in 2017.

The Clive Cox-trained colt Kick On Kick On, a £52,000 graduate of the Goffs UK Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale, made a four-length winning debut in the Granby Novice Stakes over five furlongs at Leicester on Friday afternoon.

He is a half-brother to the dual winner Firecruise (by Firebreak) and his dam, Catmint (by Piccolo), is a triple five-furlong scorer and full-sister to 12-time winner Shawkantango.