The Grade 1 2012 Tingle Creek Chase at sandown saw the clash of Sprinter Sacre and Sanctuaire in one of the most anticipated races of the 2012-13 National Hunt season. Sprinter Sacre was a very impressive winner and could become the highest rated steeplecahser in training when the BHA handicapper reviews the race. How did you rate the performance ? Share your thoughts on the Tingle Creek Chase 2012 thread.
Tingle Creek 2012 Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
| 1st | 6 Sprinter Sacre (FR) | N J Henderson | 6 | 11-7 | B J Geraghty | 4/11f | |
| Chased clear leader, not fluent 4th, took closer order 4 out, led next, quickened clear before last, unextended, very impressive opened 2/5 | |||||||
| 2nd | 15 | 4 Kumbeshwar | A King | 5 | 11-7 b | W Hutchinson | 25/1 |
| In touch, chased leaders 4 out, stayed on to go remote 2nd after last, no chance with winner | |||||||
| 3rd | 4½ | 5 Sanctuaire (FR) | P F Nicholls | 6 | 11-7 | R Walsh | 11/4 |
| Led, soon clear, headed 3 out, weakened last opened 5/2 | |||||||
| 4th | 11 | 2 Idarah (USA) | Miss V Williams | 9 | 11-7 | L Treadwell | 66/1 |
| Held up in rear, outpaced 7th, rallied 3 out, stayed on after last, never on terms opened 80/1 | |||||||
| 5th | ½ | 7 His Excellency (IRE) | D Pipe | 4 | 11-1 | Hadden Frost | 66/1 |
| In touch, weakened 5 out | |||||||
| 6th | 16 | 1 Doeslessthanme (IRE) | P F Nicholls | 8 | 11-7 bt | J Tizzard | 33/1 |
| Mid-division, under pressure after 4 out, soon no impression | |||||||
| 7th | 55 | 3 Kinkeel (IRE) | A W Carroll | 13 | 11-7 | Matthew Batchelor | 200/1 |
| Behind, struggling 7th, never dangerous opened 150/1 |
Before the race Nicky Henderson spoke to Racing UK about his great black aeroplane Sprinter Sacre:
Barry Geraghty also spoke to Racing UK:
and at about 2 and a half minutes into this stable tour video Paul Nicholls talks about Sanctuaire:
Tingle Creek Stats
- Paul Nicholls has trained 7 of the last 10 winners
- While Twist Magic and Master Minded were dual winners the last horse to win back to back races was Kauto Star in 2005 and 2006
- Ruby Walsh has ridden 3 and Barry Geraghty 2 of the last 10 winners
- 7 of the last 10 winners have been priced at 9-4 or less
- There is no strong age trend
Tingle Creek Winners 2002-2011
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Age | OR | SP |
| 2011 | Sizing Europe (IRE) | Lynch, A E | De Bromhead, H | 9 | 177 | 11-8 |
| 2010 | Master Minded (FR) | Fehily, N | Nicholls, P F | 7 | 178 | 10-11 |
| 2009 | Twist Magic (FR) | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 7 | 167 | 9-4 |
| 2008 | Master Minded (FR) | McCoy, A P | Nicholls, P F | 5 | 186 | 4-7 |
| 2007 | Twist Magic (FR) | Thomas, S | Nicholls, P F | 5 | 158 | 5-1 |
| 2006 | Kauto Star (FR) | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 6 | 176 | 4-9 |
| 2005 | Kauto Star (FR) | Fitzgerald, M | Nicholls, P F | 5 | 150 | 5-2 |
| 2004 | Moscow Flyer (IRE) | Geraghty, B J | Harrington, Mrs J | 10 | 0 | 2-1 |
| 2003 | Moscow Flyer (IRE) | Geraghty, B J | Harrington, Mrs J | 9 | 0 | 6-4 |
| 2002 | Cenkos (FR) | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 8 | 165 | 6-1 |
