IT was a day to live long in the memory for trainer Kieran Cotter as Strong Johnson gave him the biggest success of his career when coming out the right side of a three-way photo for the Paddy Power Rockingham Handicap.

The fortunes of the Cotter yard have taken a notable upswing over the last year and a half but this success was by far his biggest triumph and it was achieved with owner-breeder David Mooney who has been such a longstanding supporter of the trainer.