Tingle Creek Chase – the Last 5 Winners

Anticipation is growing ahead of the latest renewal of the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Racecourse. 

The Tingle Creek Festival at the iconic Sandown Racecourse is one of the most prestigious events on the jump racing calendar, and this year’s two days of world-class racing are set to be as entertaining and enthralling as ever. The 2026 edition of this festival will take place from Friday, 4th December to Saturday, 5th December 2026.

In terms of history, this festival of jump racing traces back to the inaugural event in 1979, which was initially known as the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup before becoming the Mecca Bookmakers Handicap Chase. Its name was soon changed to what it is today.

Plenty of iconic horses and jockeys have participated in the Tingle Creek Festival over the years. The most successful horse of all time in this particular event is Flagship Umbrellas, who won it three times (1999, 2000 and 2001).

As for jockeys, Richard Dunwoody has had the most success at this event at Sandown with 5 wins in total, which came with: Lefrak City (1985), Waterloo Boy (1991, 1992) and Sound Man (1995, 1996).

All the races stand out in some way, but arguably, the most prestigious race of the two-day festival is the Tingle Creek Chase. This Chase was named after a horse named Tingle Creek, a popular national hunt racehorse that had previously won the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup Chase in 1973.

Here, we will go through the five most recent winners of the prestigious Tingle Creek Chase.

2021: Greaneteen

2021’s winner was Greaneteen, who was ridden to victory by jockey Bryony Frost and trained by Paul Nicholls. Harry Cobden’s Hitman was the runner-up in second place, while Rachael Blackmore’s Captain Guinness rounded off the top three in third place.

Nicholls is the most successful trainer in the history of this race, with this being his 13th win in the Tingle Creek Chase. His previous 12 came with: Flagship Uberalles (1999), Cenkos (2002), Kauto Star (2005, 2006), Twist Magic (2007, 2008), Master Minded (2008, 2010), Dodging Bullets (2014) and Politologue (2017, 2020).

2022: Edwardstone

The most recent winner of the Tingle Creek Chase came in 2022 when Tom Cannon rode Edwardstone to victory in that year’s running of this particular race. Cannon managed to fend off stern competition from 2021 winner Edwardstone (ridden by Harry Cobden) and Shishkin (ridden by Nico de Boinville).

This was a first-ever win in the Tingle Creek Chase for horse Edwardstone, jockey Tom Cannon and trainer Alan King.

2023: Jonbon

Trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Nico de Boinville, Jonbon took the 2023 Betfair Tingle Creek Chase in convincing fashion, adding his name to the roll of top two‑mile chasers to win this prestigious Sandown race.

2024: Jonbon (second win)

Jonbon successfully defended his crown in 2024, again delivering a top‑class performance at Sandown. Ridden by Nico de Boinville for trainer Nicky Henderson, he held off rivals including Edwardstone and Boothill to become a back‑to‑back Tingle Creek champion.

2025: Il Était Temps

In the 2025 renewal of the Tingle Creek Chase, Il Etait Temps emerged victorious under jockey Paul Townend for trainer Willie Mullins. The Irish‑trained star upset the favourite Jonbon and delivered a commanding Grade 1 performance at Sandown.