Tingle Creek Chase in Well Chief's sights Well Chief appears to have returned home to David Pipe's stables in reasonable shape after his victory at Cheltenham on Sunday. Nothing can be taken for granted with the chestnut, who has had countless problems with his legs and was having just his second start in over two and a half years in the Connaught Chase. But the racing public remain tremendously fond of Well Chief and as Timmy Murphy returned to the winner's enclosure after his defeat of Mahogany Blaze and dual Champion Chase hero Master Minded, he was given a moving reception. "Timmy looked after him and he travelled extremely well. He's now 10, but he's still not got many miles on the clock," said Pipe. "I wasn't quite sure he was going to keep going as well as he did, but he'll improve for the run. "It's a privilege to train him. We've nurtured him back and he looks as good as ever. "Touch-wood, he seems well and ate up last night. "He had a cut on the inside of one of his front legs, but the vets at Cheltenham did a good job looking after that. "The early signs are good." Pipe will now consider the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown next month. "I would have thought that is the obvious next stop," he told At The Races. "We'll see how he is, but that would be the obvious next race for him. "I'd imagine he'd have one or two more races before Cheltenham in March."
