STARTS WITH THE BEST RACING COVERAGE DOGGED STAYER POTTERS HOME Corner rewards Christian’s faith

The nine-year-old had suffered successive falls in Wincanton’s Somerset National and then the Eider Chase at Newcastle but this time triumphed by three lengths at 20-1 from Ms Parfois.

James Bowen always had Potters Corner close up, going well behind a steady pace set by Bryony Frost on Milansbar.

Ms Parfois (8-1), a Grand National entry for Anthony Honeyball, was also prominent and led into the straight in driving rain and a fierce gale on increasingly heavy ground.

But it was Potters Corner, in strong contention when coming down on his previous two starts, who got it right and kept going the best over this marathon four-and-a-quarter-mile trip.

There were 12 more lengths back to Get On The Yager in third, with Prime Venture fourth another three away.

Williams, formerly a jockey who spent much of his riding career at Paul Nicholls’ powerful yard, trains Potters Corner for a syndicate involving Wales rugby union international Jonathan Davies.

Williams said: “It’s great

– he was a bit unlucky in the Eider Chase and the Somerset National.

“He’s pulled his jumping together. We’ve worked hard on it in the last fortnight and it’s all come together.

“When he was still bang there, I thought it would be great if he finished second

– so I’m delighted he won.” Today’s meeting at Ffos Las was called off due to a waterlogged track after a second inspection yesterday afternoon as the Welsh course had failed to cope with further heavy rain.