Tingle Creek Chase Tips, Odds and Runners 2025

One of the most celebrated National Hunt races outside of the Cheltenham Festival, the Tingle Creek Chase is a rip-roaring 2m contest over one of the most testing chase courses in the UK. Run every year at Sandown, here are the GG team’s selections for the 2025 renewal.

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Who are the Top Three Favourites to Win this Year’s Tingle Creek Chase?

Some heavyweight two-mile chasers will line up for the 2025 Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown, with three horses dominating the betting.

Jonbon

A dual winner of this race, Jonbon was stunning when claiming victory in 2023 and 2024, but Nicky Henderson’s star has struggled in recent times to put up his best and is on a comeback mission here. He failed to land victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March, and he was disappointing on his first run of the season when beaten by L’eau Du Sud in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham in November.

Il Etait Temps

A top notch hurdler, Il Etait Temps is one of the most exciting chasers in the yard of Willie Mullins and having trounced Jonbon at Sandown at the end of last season, he showed his class when winning at Clonmel on his return run. He will need to back that up here, but he looks a really exciting two-mile chaser and is open to significant improvement over fences.

L’eau Du Sud

Fourth in the Arkle at Cheltenham last season, L’eau Du Sud made a sparkling return to the track this season when bounding to a facile win in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham. That was a Grade 2 contest, but the manner in which he beat proven Grade 1 star Jonbon suggested he could be the next star from Dan Skelton’s yard. He will need to back that up at Sandown, but he’s an exciting performer and is a leading contender.

Last Year’s Tingle Creek Chase Odds

Jonbon was sent off an 8/13 favourite for the Tingle Creek Chase in 2024 and cruised to an eight-length victory over Quilixios.

Tingle Creek Chase Racecourse 

Sandown’s chase course is an iconic National Hunt venue. The Railway Fences down the back straight, which come quickly one after another, ensure this is a thorough jumping test for those running at full speed over 2m. Quick leaps are of the essence, which is why some of the best jumpers, not necessarily the fastest horses, come to the fore. A long run from the pond fence, the third last, towards the straight, ensures one final test of stamina too. 

Are There Any Specific Tingle Creek Chase Betting Offers?

Tingle Creek offers will appear in the days building up to the race, usually in the 48 hours between final declarations and the race itself.

Tingle Creek Chase Trends & Historic Data

The Tingle Creek is mostly a predictable race in the modern age of racing. In the past decade there has been a very even spread of winners between the ages of six and nine, with all four of those age groups winning on multiple occasions, and you have to go back to 2008 to find a winner aged outside that bracket (Master Minded as a five-year-old).

It is equally predictable regarding favourites. Five have been victorious since 2016, meaning there have only been three renewals in that span which have not gone the way of the market leader. Since 2014, the biggest-priced winner was Greaneteen, who scored at 12/1 in 2021 when leading home a Paul Nicholls one-two.

Tingle Creek Chase Horse Entries & Selections

Entry requirements are few for the Tingle Creek Chase. A horse must be aged four or upwards in order to compete, with the youngest age group receiving 6lb in weight should they be taking part. Mares also receive their traditional 7lb allowance.

Which Trainers Have Historically Had the Most Success in the Tingle Creek Chase?

By far the most successful trainer in the Tingle Creek’s history is Paul Nicholls. The master of Ditcheat has claimed 12 runnings of Sandown’s most prestigious chase, remarkably winning six in a row between 2005 and 2010 with three different horses winning two renewals each (Kauto Star, Twist Magic and Master Minded).

Nicky Henderson may have won the race on far fewer occasions overall but his three winners have all been noteworthy for their brilliance in Sprinter Sacre, Altior and Jonbon. Philip Hobbs, meanwhile, is the trainer with the biggest hiatus between victories, scoring first in 2001 with Flagship Uberalles, and secondly, 18 years later, with Defi Du Seuil in 2019.

Runners & Riders Past Winners