WHEN it comes to sires who offer small breeders value for money, and an opportunity to breed a winner, Dragon Pulse at the Irish National Stud would have always been a horse on my shortlist.

The son of Kyllachy (Pivotal) had a seven-race career that showed he was among the leaders of his generation. At two he beat Parish Hall, a subsequent Group 1 winner, when landing a Group 2 over seven furlongs at the Curragh, and only Power stood between Dragon Pulse and a possible victory in the Group 1 National Stakes.