Legend Michael Owen expected to mingle with crowds at Curragh

Ex football star Michael Owen is expected to attend the Curragh racecourse today where his horse Brown Panther is running in a top race.

The former Liverpool and England striker (35) is hoping for a two in a row in the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger after his success in the Group One fixture  last year.

Owen has become a successful racehorse owner since retiring from football in 2013 and is a regular at UK racecourses.

Brown Panther is part of a strong British challenge coming to the Curragh for the second day of the Longines Irish Champions Week.

The seven-year-old, part owned by Owen, won its first Group One race last year when beating Leading Light by six and a half lengths.