Inaugurated 1979 Track Right-handed | Race type Steeplechase Surface Turf Distance 3,219 m | |
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Location Sandown Park RacecourseEsher, England | ||
1977 mecca bookmakers handicap chase
The Tingle Creek Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are thirteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early December.
Contents
- 1977 mecca bookmakers handicap chase
- 2 miles 13 fences 1 winner a tingle creek chase short
- Records
- Winners
- References
The event was first run in 1979, and it was named 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. The Tingle Creek Chase has been a Grade I race since 1994. Prior to 1994 it was run as a handicap race.
2 miles 13 fences 1 winner a tingle creek chase short
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
Winners
1 The 1983 race was abandoned due to frost. 2 The 2000 and 2010 runnings took place at Cheltenham over a distance of 2m 110yd.