Tributes paidtoPotts

Jessica Harrington led the tributes to Alan Potts after the leading National Hunt owner died at the age of 80.

Potts was one of the powerhouse names in jumps racing and was responsible for Sizing John, who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

Potts’ wife, Ann, also died in August after a long illness.

Harrington, who trains Sizing John and the bulk of the Potts horses in Ireland, said: “He’d just been away on holiday to Mauritius and Africa and come back. I’d talked to him and he seemed in great form. For him to die so soon after his wife is sad.”