Master Minded in flying form after winning return

PAUL NICHOLLS reports Master Minded to be in rude health following his impressive return to action at Ascot on Saturday.

The seven-year-old disappointed when bidding for a third successive Champion Chase at Cheltenham in the spring, but repaired his reputation with a fine display in the Amlin 1965 Chase. His next target is the Tingle Creek at Sandown on December 4, which he ran away with in 2008.

“You wouldn’t know Master Minded had raced,” Nicholls said in his column on www.betfair.com.