Politologue gives Nicholls tenth Tingle Creek Paul Nicholls won his tenth Betfair Tingle Creek Chase as Politologue held off odds-on favourite Fox Norton at Sandown. The grey travelled strongly for Harry Cobden as Ar Mad put the pace to the race, while Fox Norton made a few scruffy leaps. As Cobden kicked on coming off the home bend, Robbie Power set off in pursuit on the 8-13 favourite but he got a bit tight into the second-last. Politologue went three lengths clear and pinged the last and while Fox Norton was game in pursuit, he could only get to within half a length. Nicholls told ITV Racing: "That means an awful lot, we are just short of a Grade One horse and I always believed in this one. It was a good ride from Harry and I'm delighted for everybody." Cobden said: "He's a lovely horse, the first day I sat on him was at Haydock over two and a half on heavy ground, he took a bit of my heart that day and he's got it all now."
