ON FEBRUARY 8, 1998, Imperial Call ran his final race under the guidance of Fergie Sutherland, who had famously trained him to success in the 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Anglo-Irish Bank have announced a €500,000 sponsorship of National Hunt racing over the next three years.

Michael Hourigan’s Beef Or Salmon could make his eagerly awaited reappearance in the Anglo Irish Bank Munster Grand National at Limerick on Sunday.