How this Tingle Creek triumvirate might hark back to the class of 2004

Classic contest: Barry Geraghty celebrates Moscow Flyer's victory over Azertyuiop (right) and Well Chief (left) in the 2004 Tingle Creek ChaseCredit: Edward Whitaker

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When people say you no longer get races like the 2004 Tingle Creek, in which Moscow Flyer, Azertyuiop and Well Chief traded blows like it was the climactic bout in a Rocky film, we should ask why that is.

That 2021's two-mile chasers are not up to the same standard is true, but only by slim margins. Those three would-be legends came into their Tingle Creek with peak RPRs of 176, 179 and 164 respectively. The current division includes Chacun Pour Soi (RPR 179), Nube Negra (172), Shishkin (174) and Energumene (171).

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Published on 3 December 2021inPreviews

Last updated 18:02, 3 December 2021

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