Rangers suffered a shock reversal in their attempts to hang up the Clydesdale Bank Premier League pretension at the beginning event as St Johnstone bolstered their hopes of a top-six finish with a overwhelming 4-1 win over the champions-elect.
Goals from Cillian Sheridan, Chris Millar, Liam Craig and Murray Davidson hermetic an considerable feat for Derek McInnes" men as Rangers consumed the possibility to move thirteen points transparent of Celtic at the summit.
Shock setback: Ranger"s Walter Smith
This time Millar was the provider with a cranky from the right that took a slight deflection off McCulloch prior to anticipating Craig to curtsy home at the far post.
Rangers done a stand in switch at the interlude with Kyle Lafferty and Maurice Edu thrown in to the movement in place of Kris Boyd and Kevin Thomson.
The champions enjoyed the most appropriate of the receive after the restart and could have thrown themselves a salvation when Kenny Miller attempted to collect out Lafferty at the far post, but he was a behind back yard as well delayed and unsuccessful to connect.
The Northern Irishman afterwards won a tainted 35 yards out but consumed an additional possibility to supplement his name to the scoresheet when Davis" free-kick bounced off his chest a behind back yard out and was smothered by Smith.
Lafferty was concerned again when he nodded in to the trail of Edu in copiousness of space and the American should have left the net prominent with a well-struck shot that fizzed past Smith"s right-hand post.
Nacho Novo was afterwards introduced for Danny Wilson with fifteen mins to go as Rangers done a unfortunate late bid to deliver something from the game.
But it was Saints who found the behind of the net again by a surrogate of their own after 79 minutes.
Grainger"s free-kick was nodded on by Michael Duberry for Davidson to slip home among claims of offside from the visitors as he wrapped up the win in style.
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