14:55 Sandown

Saturday 9 December 2017

All12:0512:4013:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 119y  |   Good to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:55  |   Winning time: 3m 55.0s
1st
Horse silk
5
7/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Tracked clear leader, jumped well, every chance 3 out, led after next, soon challenged, ran on well and always in command tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
8/13f
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
Held up in rear but in touch, jumped well, took closer order halfway, chased leaders after 4 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, ran on closing stages, always held tchd 4/7
3rd
Horse silk
5
1
711-7
8/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Led, keen and soon 5 lengths clear, mistake 3rd, not fluent 4 out, strongly challenged 3 out, headed after next, kept on well under pressure op 10/1 tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
2
611-7
12/1
T: K C BaileyJ: N D Fehily
Tracked clear leader, jumped slowly 4th and 5th, rallied 4 out, effort 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on well towards finish op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
7
6
33/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield
Held up in rear but in touch, under pressure after 3 out, soon outpaced tchd 28/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
7
20/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, weakening when fell last tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Ordinary World28
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 7
T: H De Bromhead  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.90, £1.30EX:£6.20Trifecta:£22.50SF:£6.24Swingers:£1.10, £3.00, £2.20

Forecasts

Fox Norton (8/13), Politologue (7/2), Ar Mad (8/1), Charbel (12/1), Sir Valentino (20/1), San Benedeto (33/1), Ordinary World (33/1)

Verdict

In a division where the absent Altior and Douvan make most of the headlines FOX NORTON has quietly gone about establishing himself as one of the best horses in training. Colin Tizzard's improver deserves mentioning in the same conversation now given his form in the last 12 months and he can add another Grade One here. The danger is Paul Nicholls' Politologue who looked better than ever at Exeter and he had several of these rivals behind that day. Fellow second-season chaser Charbel was giving the mighty Altior a race at Cheltenham so he can't be taken lightly now back to chasing after having his prep for this over hurdles.
  1. Fox Norton
  2. Politologue
  3. Charbel

Previous Winners

2016
Un De Sceaux
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 8
5/4

Prize Money

1st: £85,425.002nd: £32,055.003rd: £16,050.004th: £7,995.005th: £4,020.006th: £2,010.00

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