SPORTINGBET.COM TO SPONSOR TINGLE CREEK STEEPLE CHASE
14/04/2011
Sandown Park Racecourse is delighted to announce that its prestigious December raceday has attracted a new sponsor in sportingbet.com. The leading online bookmaker will sponsor the Grade 1 sportingbet.com Tingle Creek Steeple Chase on Saturday 3 December 2011.
Following on from a highly successful first year’s sponsorship of the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, the addition of the Tingle Creek Chase introduces the sportingbet.com Road to Cheltenham, covering the two most important two mile chases of the season.
David Mackinnon, Managing Director of Sandown Park Racecourse, commented: “This is one of our Premier racedays of the year and we are thrilled to have secured a new sponsor in sportingbet.com. The sportingbet.com Tingle Creek Chase continues to attract the very best two mile chasers to ensure a thrilling spectacle for racegoers. There's a clear synergy in sportingbet.com's sponsorship of the two most important two mile steeplechases in the calendar which we appreciate, and which we'll be able to maximize, to the benefit of sponsor and spectator alike.”
Andrew McIver, Group Chief Executive of sportingbet.com, added: “We are delighted to be sponsoring at Sandown Park. The build-up to The Festival at Cheltenham is an exciting time and not only is the sportingbet.com Tingle Creek Chase a hugely important race in its own right, it will also provide important clues to the destination of the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase. Some of jump racing's greats like Masterminded, Moscow Flyer and Viking Flagship have started their Cheltenham campaigns by winning the Tingle Creek before going on to Cheltenham glory and I’m sure we’ll see another thrilling race at Sandown Park in December.
The Tingle Creek weekend is recognised as one of jump racing’s top events attracting many of the very best horses and jockeys. The feature race of the two days is the Grade 1 sportingbet.com Tingle Creek Steeplechase, named in honour of one of the greatest two-mile chasers of all time.
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