14:55 Sandown

Saturday 9 December 2017

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

Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 3m 55.0s

1^st

Politologue

611-7

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

2^nd

Fox Norton

711-7

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

3^rd

Ar Mad

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

4^th

Charbel

611-7

12/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: 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

5^th

San Benedeto

611-7

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

Sir Valentino

811-7

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

Ordinary World²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Non Runner

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)

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.

Fox Norton
Politologue
Charbel

Previous Winners

2016

Un De Sceaux

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: Ruby Walsh | T: W P Mullins

5/4

Prize Money

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