Edredon heads Tingle eight Edredon Bleu, beaten in two attempts in the Mitsubishi Shogun Tingle Creek Trophy, heads eight confirmations for the Stg#80,000 Sandown feature on Saturday.The 2000 Queen Mother Champion Chase hero was runner-up to Direct Route in 1998 and was third to Flagship Uberalles 12 months later.But Henrietta Knight`s star has already shown himself to be in fine form this season by winning the Peterborough Chase for the fourth successive year.Geos, four lengths runner-up to Edredon Bleu at Huntingdon last month on his British chasing bow, is set to renew rivalry.Flagship Uberalles could bid to win the race three times - all for different trainers.When successful in 1999 he was trained by Paul Nicholls and was with Noel Chance, striding 11 lengths clear of Fadalko 12 months ago, when the race was switched to Cheltenham after Sandown was waterlogged.He has yet to run for his present trainer Philip Hobbs, who will be seeking his second big-race triumph in consecutive Saturdays following the victory of What`s Up Boys in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.Fadalko is one of three possibles from the Nicholls stable, the others being Cenkos and Desert Mountain.The octet is completed by Irish-trained Native Upmanship and Latalomne from Brian Ellison`s Malton yard.Tingle Creek Trophy: Cenkos, Desert Mountain, Edredon Bleu, Fadalko, Flagship Uberalles, Geos, Latalomne, Native Upmanship (8).
