The Tingle Creek Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 1 mile 7½ furlongs (1 mile 7 furlongs and 99 yards, or 3,108 metres), and during its running there are thirteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early December.
The event was first run in 1969 as the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup before being renamed the Mecca Bookmakers' Handicap Chase and then the Tingle Creek Handicap Chase in 1979, in honour of Tingle Creek, a popular National Hunt racehorse in the 1970s. Tingle Creek had a particularly good record in races at Sandown Park, winning the Sandown Park Pattern Handicap Chase three times amongst his 23 wins over obstacles in Britain and, in 1973, taking the race eventually named after him. The Tingle Creek Chase has been a Grade I race since 1994. Prior to 1994 it was run as a handicap race.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Flagship Uberalles – 1999, 2000, 2001
Leading jockey (5 wins): Richard Dunwoody – Lefrak City (1985), Waterloo Boy (1991, 1992), Sound Man (1995, 1996)
Leading trainer (12 wins): Paul Nicholls – Flagship Uberalles (1999), Cenkos (2002), Kauto Star (2005, 2006), Twist Magic (2007, 2009), Master Minded (2008, 2010), Dodging Bullets (2014), Politologue (2017, 2020), Greaneteen (2021)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1969 Spanish Steps 6 Johnny Cook Edward Courage 1970 Even Keel 8 Barry Brogan Ken Oliver 1971 Happy Medium 9 John Oaksey Roddy Armytage 1972 Pendil 7 Richard Pitman Fred Winter1973Abandoned due to frost 1974 Dorlesa 6 Michael Dickinson Tony Dickinson 1975 Easby Abbey 8 Ron Barry Peter Easterby1976Abandoned due to frost 1977 Tree Tangle 8 Andy Turnell Bob Turnell1978Abandoned due to frost 1979 Artifice 8 Richard Hoare John Thorne 1980 Stopped 8 Ben de Haan Fred Winter 1981 News King 7 John Francome Fred Winter 1982 News King 8 John Francome Fred Winter 1983 no race 1983 1984 Far Bridge 8 Brian Reilly Toby Balding 1985 Lefrak City 8 Richard Dunwoody Tim Forster 1986 Berlin 7 Dermot Browne Nick Gaselee 1987 Long Engagement 6 Brendan Powell David Nicholson 1988 Desert Orchid 9 Simon Sherwood David Elsworth 1989 Long Engagement 8 Brendan Powell David Nicholson 1990 Young Snugfit 6 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood 1991 Waterloo Boy 8 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1992 Waterloo Boy 9 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1993 Sybillin 7 Peter Niven Jimmy FitzGerald 1994 Viking Flagship 7 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson 1995 Sound Man 7 Richard Dunwoody Edward O'Grady 1996 Sound Man 8 Richard Dunwoody Edward O'Grady 1997 Ask Tom 8 Russ Garritty Tom Tate 1998 Direct Route 7 Norman Williamson Howard Johnson 1999 Flagship Uberalles 5 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls 2000 Flagship Uberalles 6 Richard Johnson Noel Chance 2001 Flagship Uberalles 7 Robert Widger Philip Hobbs 2002 Cenkos 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2003 Moscow Flyer 9 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2004 Moscow Flyer 10 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington 2005 Kauto Star 5 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls 2006 Kauto Star 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2007 Twist Magic 5 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls 2008 Master Minded 5 Tony McCoy Paul Nicholls 2009 Twist Magic 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2010 Master Minded 7 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls 2011 Sizing Europe 9 Andrew Lynch Henry de Bromhead 2012 Sprinter Sacre 6 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2013 Sire De Grugy 7 Jamie Moore Gary Moore 2014 Dodging Bullets 6 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls 2015 Sire De Grugy 9 Jamie Moore Gary Moore 2016 Un de Sceaux 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2017 Politologue 6 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2018 Altior 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2019 Defi Du Seuil 6 Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs 2020 Politologue 9 Harry Skelton Paul Nicholls 2021 Greaneteen 7 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls 2022 Edwardstone 8 Tom Cannon Alan King 2023 Jonbon 7 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2024 Jonbon 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2025 Il Etait Temps 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races
References
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pedigreequery.com – Tingle Creek Chase – Sandown.
External links Race Recordings (1970, 1972, 1977, 1981-2007) youtube.com