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Rathgar `50-50´ To Take Tingle Chance

Rathgar Beau, conqueror of Moscow Flyer at Punchestown in April, is described as 50-50 to take his place in the William Hill - Tingle Creek Trophy Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Eamonn Sheehy´s charge nailed Jessica Harrington´s crack two-miler on the line in the Kerrygold Champion Chase at the Irish Festival and is one of 12 horses entered for the weekend´s big race.

But Sheehy said: 'There is nothing definite yet until I weigh up a few things. At the minute it is 50-50 that he runs.

'I will need to have a good look at the entries and will make a decision later in the week.'

Central House is the only other horse in training to have lowered Moscow Flyer´s colours in completed chase starts after beating the dual Champion Chase winner in the Fortria Chase earlier this month.

His trainer Dessie Hughes said: 'I only entered him because Jessica rang to tell me Moscow Flyer wasn´t running.

'I shall have a look at the race and make my mind up probably on Wednesday, but I would say he´s still more likely to go to Cork (for the Hilly Way Chase on December 11) instead.

'Central House is very well and he´ll work either on Tuesday or Wednesday.'

(C) PA Sport