Betfair Tingle Creek Chase 5l5ff |
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| Grade 3 Handicap, Sandown 14:25 £120,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 7f 119y, Class 1  |
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| Saturday 5th December 2020 | |
135nu
1 Politologue 11/8F
2 Greaneteen 5/2
3 Rouge Vif 3/1
5 ran NR: Altior Distances: 7l, 1¾l, 9l
Time: 3m 58.14s (slow by 3.14s)
Politologue - the Champion Chase King & now a dual #BetfairTingleCreek hero
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) December 5, 2020
🏇 27 races
🥇 12 wins
🏆 Champion Chase
🏆🏆 Tingle Creek
🏆 Melling Chase
🏆 Haldon Gold Cup
🏆 1965 Chase
An 11th win for @PFNicholls in the @Sandownpark highlight with @harryskelton89 aboard pic.twitter.com/1dz3WvYY7u
Altior’s absence may have taken away some of the gloss from the two-mile Grade One showpiece – but there was no doubting the quality of Politologue’s performance in the hands of Harry Skelton.
The John Hales-owned grey was last seen causing an upset in the Queen Mother Champion Chase winner, but there was no surprise about this victory.
In front from flag-fall, Politologue was not concerned by the proximity of Greaneteen to put it up to his stablemate but, try as he might, Politologue was too strong.
The nine-year-old crossed the line seven lengths clear to give Skelton a Grade One double after Allmankind’s exhilarating display in the Henry VIII Novices’ Chase.
Politologue was cut to 8-1 from 14-1 to win the Champion Chase at Cheltenham for a second time with Coral.
Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1)
£120,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 7f 119y, Class 1
5 ran
Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
1 Politologue 9 11-7 Paul Nicholls Harry Skelton 11/8F
2 7 Greaneteen 6 11-7 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden 5/2
3 1¾ Rouge Vif 6 11-7 Harry Whittington Gavin Sheehan 3/1
4 9 Castlegrace Paddy 9 11-7 P A Fahy B J Cooper 10/1
5 4¼ Brewin'upastorm 7 11-7 Olly Murphy Aidan Coleman 18/1
NR 1 Altior 10 11-7 Nicky Henderson NON RUNNER
