Minister calls the tune ay Haydock

Rambling Minster jumped his way into the John Smith’s Grand National picture with a splendid staying performance under trainer Keith Reveley’s son James in the Blue Square Gold Cup Chase at Haydock.

There were fears that the heavy ground would not be ideal for the 11-year-old, but Reveley junior did his homework and his walk of the course beforehand revealed there was a strip of good ground up the straight.