For the man of few words to laud Spalato as “probably the best” horse he has ever trained, it is quite a big call from trainer John O'Hara.

Unsighted since the last of his unbeaten run of three wins last August, promising US-bred gelding Flash Gift is making his much-awaited comeback a “stronger and more mature” individual this Friday.

This is not New Orleans, Louisiana or the South African golfer Ernie Els but in fact Kranji, Singapore and a pair of Michael Freedman sprinters.

Trainer Alvin Tan will be chasing his first Group 1 success when Speedy Cat lines-up in the final Leg of the Singapore Sprint Series, the $500,000 Lion City Cup over 1200m on Sunday.

The last two phonetic alphabet names are not part of the universally accepted list but as the venue and rider tonight they are certainly a code that bettors can decipher.