Sizing Europe retains crown with easy win in the Tingle Creek.

(From Guardian Unlimited)

Sizing Europe, who proved himself the best two-mile chaser in training when winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March, was an easy winner of the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday on his first return to Britain since that success.

The Irish chaser never looked in serious danger after taking up the running from long-time leader Wishfull Thinking at the end of the back straight and was kicked clear to beat Kauto Stone by eight lengths at the line.

The winner was dropping back down to two miles after being narrowly beaten in very testing conditions over three miles at Down Royal last month and …