I AM indebted to Olive Gallagher for the reminder about how much of an Irish success story the 2016 Kentucky Derby was. Nyquist remains unbeaten in eight starts following the premier classic race in the US and his career earnings are just a sales bid short of $5 million now.

The champion two-year-old last year when he went through the year undefeated in five starts, his victories included the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, FrontRunner Stakes and Del Mar Futurity, all Grade 1 races. A fourth stakes win was achieved in the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes.