THE new flat turf season will soon be here, and with it the seventh anniversary of one of the most impressive performances in an Irish sprint in the last decade. The winner’s performance in the Listed Cork Stakes over six furlongs that March was unforgettable.

The result looked inevitable even a quarter of a mile out. An Saighdiur was at the rail, Flight Risk on his outside, but Bobby’s Kitten was cruising. It was just a matter of when Pat Smullen would press the button.