JURGEN Klopp has admitted to running short on energy after an eight-year spell at the Anfield helm, but the same cannot be said after more than a quarter century at Kildangan Stud for the operation’s nominations manager Eamon Moloney. There are no signs of stopping at the Co Kildare base in this key window of the breeding season.

Much like Liverpool are flying high at the top of their division with a team of world-class players, the squad of star-name stallions under the Darley banner in Ireland right now have all the hallmarks of being equally prolific.