Ireland defender John O’Shea, below left, has teamed up with England striker Wayne Rooney to purchase a racehorse — and he’ll be going into action imminently.

Wayne Rooney made an inauspicious start as a racehorse owner when Pippy, his first runner, finished last in the Manor House Stables Lily Agnes Stakes at Chester.

Wayne Rooney made an inauspicious start as a racehorse owner when Pippy, his first runner, finished last in the Manor House Stables Lily Agnes Stakes at Chester.

Wayne Rooney gets his first taste of racehorse ownership today as Pippy makes his racecourse debut at Chester.