#Andy Irvine

Mr Jack and Niall Houlihan on the way to an emotional victory at Plumpton on Monday Mr Jack's victory in the concluding 2m handicap hurdle provided a poignant success for Andy Irvine, partner of trainer Zoe Davison who died earlier this month after a long battle with cancer. Davison's death on January 3 was preceded by a double for the yard on the…

THE third instalment of The Offside Line's guide to the 50 games which have defined the shape and character of Scottish rugby takes in two Grand Slams, an underwater match, a league play-off, a remarkable local success story, World Cup heartache, a Kiwi mauling and the first ever women's international. 12th April 1977 - Hawick 15 Gala 3 "After…

Shishkin and Energumene are on course for a mouth-watering rematch at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the pair among eight runners declared for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The top-class duo served up one of the races of the season in January's Clarence House Chase at Ascot when the Nicky Henderson -trained Shishkin narrowly got the better…