The Tingle Creek Chase is a Grade 1
National Hunt
In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: ...
steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to
horses aged four years or older. It is run at
Sandown Park
Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey, England, located in the outer suburbs of London. It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes. It regularly has horse rac ...
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
Tingle Creek (1966–1996) was an American-bred, British-trained steeplechaser of the 1970s. A handsome, lightly built chestnut horse with a white blaze under a white headband, Tingle Creek was a top-class performer at two miles and won 31 of ...
, 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
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = Flagship Uberalles
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Accordion
, dam = Fourth Degree
, damsire = Oats
, sex = Gelding
, foaled = 1994
, country = Ireland
, colour = Bay
, breeder = Miss E C Holdsworth ...
– ''1999, 2000, 2001''
Leading jockey (5 wins):
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Richard Dunwoody
Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born 18 January 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a retired British jockey in National Hunt racing. He was a three-time Champion Jockey.
Racing career
Dunwoody's race victories include the King George VI Cha ...
– ''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 since 1979
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 d ...
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List of British National Hunt races
A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority, including all races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 status.
History of the National Hunt Patter ...
References
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External links
* Race Recordin
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Sandown Park Racecourse
National Hunt chases
Recurring sporting events established in 1969
1969 establishments in England