Tingle Creek runner-by-runner guide - 'Will it be an Irish win?' Can Jonbon bounce back to form to win the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase for the third year in a row, or will a new name be added to the roll of honour? Here is a runner-by-runner guide for Sandown's 2025 renewal. 1. Boothill Official Rating: 153. Odds: 66-1. Moscow Flyer was the last ten-year-old to win the Tingle Creek way back in 2004 and he was a smashing horse even at that ripe old age, so to say Boothill has an uphill task here would be an understatement. It feels a very long time since he finished second to Jonbon in the Henry VIII Chase at this track on this day in 2022 and he is not the most fluent of jumpers either. He would be a shock winner. 2. Il Etait Temps Official Rating: 169. Odds: 5-6. Willie Mullins has only one Tingle Creek on his CV courtesy of Un De Sceaux, but that could change here as Il Etait Temps holds the favourite tag for this year's renewal. He came back from over a year off to win the Grade 1 Celebration Chase over this course and distance last April, leaving Jonbon and Energumene trailing in his wake, and a reproduction of that might well be enough. The grey might be small in size, but he makes up for it with heart and desire and that's why he has five Grade 1s to his name already in a fantastic career. He hasn't been the easiest to train, but he returned with a dominant display at Clonmel last month, which should have him spot on for this. He has some stiff opposition but ticks a lot of boxes. 3. Jonbon Official Rating: 167. Odds: 4-1. The mighty Jonbon has only tasted defeat once in six Grade 1s at this track and that was when beaten by Il Etait Temps in the Celebration Chase last April. His form around here cannot be knocked and perhaps many of the value seekers out there will be willing to give him a chance at the available prices, which would look silly if he was right back to his best. He was well below-par at Cheltenham on his return, but it's no secret that he doesn't like the place! Folly to dismiss him. 4. L'Eau Du Sud Official Rating: 163. Odds: 9-4. L'Eau Du Sud battered the opposition in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham last month but like all of Skelton's runners at present, he was fully fit and the race did fall apart. Can he be fancied to back that up? Has he really improved that much? Skelton is flying high at present and you can only beat what is put in front of you. He deserves to be the second favourite in the betting on the back of that run. 5. Libberty Hunter Official Rating: 151. Odds: 28-1. This boy is another dodgy jumper, but there's no doubting he possesses a huge amount of ability. He was in the process of running a huge race in last season's Champion Chase when falling three out. A reproduction of that along with a bit of luck along the way and who knows!
