The Tingle Creek Chase is a Grade 1
National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to
horses
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 milli ...
aged four years or older. It is run at
Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles (1 mile 7 furlongs and 119 yards, or 3,126 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):
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Flagship Uberalles – ''1999, 2000, 2001''
Leading jockey (5 wins):
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Richard Dunwoody – ''Lefrak City (1985), Waterloo Boy (1991, 1992), Sound Man (1995, 1996)''
Leading
trainer (12 wins):
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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
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total di ...
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List of British National Hunt races
References
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Racing Post
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External links
* Race Recordings (1970, 1972, 1977, 1981-2007
youtube.com
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Sandown Park Racecourse
National Hunt chases
Horse races established in 1969
1969 establishments in England