03 Dec 2011 15:05 Sandown
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,340); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Sportingbet Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Sizing Europe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 231-212 / 23 | Jump (28) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… | 11/8 | |
| tracked clear leader, close up 7th, led narrowly after 10th, driven clear between last 2, stayed on well, well in command flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 8 L | Kauto Stone (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 61173-1 / 9 | Flat (991), Jump (28) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Paul & Clare Rooney | 7/2 | |
| in touch main group, close up 7th, switched left to challenge next, upsides when blundered 10th, outpaced approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner before last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 5 L | Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1793-22 / 11 | Jump (32) | L P Aspell | Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear in main group, close up 7th, 4th and outpaced after 10th, went 3rd approaching 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from next, no impression with leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 3¼ L | I'msingingtheblues (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 22-5331 / 10 | Jump (14) | Hadden Frost | D Pipe Mrs Jo Tracey | 20/1 | |
| in touch main group, 5th and outpaced after 10th, kept on same pace from 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 22 L | Wishfull Thinking (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 2121-16 / 13 | Jump (21) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley | 3/1 | |
| led and clear to 7th, headed after 10th, lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 30 L | Fix The Rib (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1F335/9 / 9 | Flat (675), Jump (14) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr A E Dean | 100/1 | |
| in touch main group, behind and outpaced 10th, soon lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Dan Breen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1D713-8 / 9 | Jump (14) | Non Runner | D Pipe Mr Stuart & Simon… | |||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Gauvain (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 15528-1 / 15 | Flat (1904), Jump (20) | N D Fehily | Nick Williams Miss Sarah A Dawson | ||
| 8 |   | - | Tataniano (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 121/35-1 / 11 | Jump (42) | Non Runner | P F Nicholls Miss L M Penhorwood | |||
