2021 Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown: the runners, the odds, the verdict

The Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (2.25 Saturday) is a much-loved winter highlight won by some stellar names including Moscow Flyer, Sprinter Sacre, Un De Sceaux and Altior. This year's race promises to be a true corker, with top-class Irish raider Chacun Pour Soi taking on Champion Chase second Nube Negra. Who will come out on top at Sandown?
3.00 Sandown Saturday: Tingle Creek Chase racecard and betting

1 Captain Guinness
Useful second-season chaser; won Grade 3 at Naas four weeks ago; this is harder
Trainer: Henry de Bromhead
Jockey: Rachael Blackmore
Odds: 12-1

2 Chacun Pour Soi
Thoroughly dominant on Irish soil; below-par third in Champion Chase on sole British start
Trainer: Willie Mullins
Jockey: Patrick Mullins
Odds: 11-10 favourite

3 Greaneteen
Below par on reappearance but progressive otherwise; won notable race here in April
Trainer: Paul Nicholls
Jockey: Bryony Frost
Odds: 11-2

4 Hitman
Still only five; remains open to further progress; could go well with tongue-tie applied
Trainer: Paul Nicholls
Jockey: Harry Cobden
Odds: 14-1

5 Nube Negra
Shade unlucky in the Champion Chase; gained compensation in the Shloer; improving seven-year-old
Trainer: Dan Skelton
Jockey: Harry Skelton
Odds: 11-4
The verdict
Chacun Pour Soi has excellent claims on his Irish form but he ran below par on his sole British start. is preferred.
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