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Tingle Creek plan for Sprinter
- Updated: October 10, 2016
Sprinter Sacre is likely to have just two starts before defending his Champion Chase crown at the Cheltenham Festival – starting with an outing in the Tingle Creek at Sandown.
Trainer Nicky Henderson has elected to bypass next month’s Shloer Chase at Cheltenham, a race the 10-year-old won on seasonal return last term after almost two years in the wilderness, in favour of heading straight for the two-mile Grade One prize at Sandown on December 3.
After his comeback win at Cheltenham in November, Sprinter Sacre enjoyed a fairytale campaign which ended with Grade One glory in the Champion Chase and the Celebration Chase at Sandown.
“Sprinter was unbelievable. It was something else. I think everyone enjoyed it more than I did,” Henderson told Press Association Sport.
“He is back …
