Shishkin - Horse Profile & Next Race Odds
| Date | Race Details | Result | SP | Video | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2024 | Nbu 23½F Hy Cl1 Gd2Ch £48k | Won/5 | 8/11 F | |||||
| 13 Apr 2023 | Ain 25F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £140k | Won/5 | 7/4 F | |||||
| 18 Feb 2023 | Asc 21F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £99k | Won/6 | 2/1 2F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 22 Jan 2022 | Asc 17F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £85k | Won/4 | 5/6 F | |||||
| 27 Dec 2021 | Kmp 16F Sft Cl1 Gd2Ch £56k | Won/4 | 4/9 F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Ain 16F GS Cl1 Gd1NovCh £42k | Won/5 | 1/8 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2021 | Che 16F Sft Cl1 Gd1NovCh £73k | Won/5 | 4/9 F | |||||
| 30 Jan 2021 | Don 16½F Sft Cl1 Gd2NovCh £14k | Won/4 | 1/7 F | |||||
| 27 Dec 2020 | Kmp 16F Sft Cl1 Gd2NovCh £18k | Won/4 | 1/3 F | |||||
| 23 Nov 2020 | Kmp 18F Gd Cl4 Ch £4k | Won/4 | 1/6 F | |||||
| 10 Mar 2020 | Che 16½F Sft Cl1 Gd1NovHdl £70k | Won/15 | 6/1 | |||||
| 06 Feb 2020 | Hun 19½F GS Cl1 ListNovHdl £17k | Won/5 | 1/2 F | |||||
| 15 Jan 2020 | Nbu 16½F Hy Cl4 NovHdl £4k | Won/14 | 7/4 JF | |||||
| 16 Mar 2019 | Kmp 16F GS Cl5 MdnNHF £3k | Won/9 | 4/6 F | |||||
| 25 Nov 2018 | Lnt 24F Mdn 0k | Won/10 | 7/2 | |||||
| Date | Race Details | Result | SP | Video | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2024 | Nbu 23½F Hy Cl1 Gd2Ch £48k | Won/5 | 8/11 F | |||||
| 13 Apr 2023 | Ain 25F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £140k | Won/5 | 7/4 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2023 | Che 20½F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £211k | 2/9 | 1/1 F | |||||
| 18 Feb 2023 | Asc 21F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £99k | Won/6 | 2/1 2F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 22 Jan 2022 | Asc 17F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £85k | Won/4 | 5/6 F | |||||
| 27 Dec 2021 | Kmp 16F Sft Cl1 Gd2Ch £56k | Won/4 | 4/9 F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Ain 16F GS Cl1 Gd1NovCh £42k | Won/5 | 1/8 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2021 | Che 16F Sft Cl1 Gd1NovCh £73k | Won/5 | 4/9 F | |||||
| 30 Jan 2021 | Don 16½F Sft Cl1 Gd2NovCh £14k | Won/4 | 1/7 F | |||||
| 27 Dec 2020 | Kmp 16F Sft Cl1 Gd2NovCh £18k | Won/4 | 1/3 F | |||||
| 23 Nov 2020 | Kmp 18F Gd Cl4 Ch £4k | Won/4 | 1/6 F | |||||
| 10 Mar 2020 | Che 16½F Sft Cl1 Gd1NovHdl £70k | Won/15 | 6/1 | |||||
| 06 Feb 2020 | Hun 19½F GS Cl1 ListNovHdl £17k | Won/5 | 1/2 F | |||||
| 15 Jan 2020 | Nbu 16½F Hy Cl4 NovHdl £4k | Won/14 | 7/4 JF | |||||
| 16 Mar 2019 | Kmp 16F GS Cl5 MdnNHF £3k | Won/9 | 4/6 F | |||||
| 25 Nov 2018 | Lnt 24F Mdn 0k | Won/10 | 7/2 | |||||
| Date | Race Details | Result | SP | Video | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2024 | Ain 25F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £140k | 4/7 | 5/2 2F | |||||
| 26 Dec 2023 | Kmp 24F Gd Cl1 Gd1Ch £142k | U/6 | 10/3 | |||||
| 25 Nov 2023 | Asc 21F Gd Cl1 Gd2Ch £39k | RR/4 | 8/13 F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 03 Dec 2022 | San 15½F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £99k | 3/6 | 6/5 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2022 | Che 16F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £225k | PU/7 | 5/6 F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 18 Dec 2019 | Nbu 16½F Sft Cl4 MdnHdl £4k | F/20 | 8/11 F | |||||
| 28 Mar 2018 | Inc 24F Mdn 0k | 3/6 | 7/2 | |||||
| Date | Race Details | Result | SP | Video | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2024 | Ain 25F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £140k | 4/7 | 5/2 2F | |||||
| 10 Feb 2024 | Nbu 23½F Hy Cl1 Gd2Ch £48k | Won/5 | 8/11 F | |||||
| 26 Dec 2023 | Kmp 24F Gd Cl1 Gd1Ch £142k | U/6 | 10/3 | |||||
| 25 Nov 2023 | Asc 21F Gd Cl1 Gd2Ch £39k | RR/4 | 8/13 F | |||||
| 13 Apr 2023 | Ain 25F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £140k | Won/5 | 7/4 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2023 | Che 20½F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £211k | 2/9 | 1/1 F | |||||
| 18 Feb 2023 | Asc 21F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £99k | Won/6 | 2/1 2F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 03 Dec 2022 | San 15½F GS Cl1 Gd1Ch £99k | 3/6 | 6/5 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2022 | Che 16F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £225k | PU/7 | 5/6 F | |||||
| 22 Jan 2022 | Asc 17F Sft Cl1 Gd1Ch £85k | Won/4 | 5/6 F | |||||
| 27 Dec 2021 | Kmp 16F Sft Cl1 Gd2Ch £56k | Won/4 | 4/9 F | |||||
| Wind Surgery | ||||||||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Ain 16F GS Cl1 Gd1NovCh £42k | Won/5 | 1/8 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2021 | Che 16F Sft Cl1 Gd1NovCh £73k | Won/5 | 4/9 F | |||||
| 30 Jan 2021 | Don 16½F Sft Cl1 Gd2NovCh £14k | Won/4 | 1/7 F | |||||
| 27 Dec 2020 | Kmp 16F Sft Cl1 Gd2NovCh £18k | Won/4 | 1/3 F | |||||
| 23 Nov 2020 | Kmp 18F Gd Cl4 Ch £4k | Won/4 | 1/6 F | |||||
| 10 Mar 2020 | Che 16½F Sft Cl1 Gd1NovHdl £70k | Won/15 | 6/1 | |||||
| 06 Feb 2020 | Hun 19½F GS Cl1 ListNovHdl £17k | Won/5 | 1/2 F | |||||
| 15 Jan 2020 | Nbu 16½F Hy Cl4 NovHdl £4k | Won/14 | 7/4 JF | |||||
| 18 Dec 2019 | Nbu 16½F Sft Cl4 MdnHdl £4k | F/20 | 8/11 F | |||||
| 16 Mar 2019 | Kmp 16F GS Cl5 MdnNHF £3k | Won/9 | 4/6 F | |||||
| 25 Nov 2018 | Lnt 24F Mdn 0k | Won/10 | 7/2 | |||||
| 28 Mar 2018 | Inc 24F Mdn 0k | 3/6 | 7/2 | |||||
| No Future Entries |
|---|
Video Highlights
-
Replay: 10th Feb 2024, finished 1st - Newbury -
Replay: 13th Apr 2023, finished 1st - Aintree -
Replay: 16th Mar 2023, finished 2nd - Cheltenham -
Replay: 18th Feb 2023, finished 1st - Ascot -
Replay: 22nd Jan 2022, finished 1st - Ascot -
Replay: 27th Dec 2021, finished 1st - Kempton -
Replay: 10th Apr 2021, finished 1st - Aintree -
Replay: 16th Mar 2021, finished 1st - Cheltenham -
Replay: 30th Jan 2021, finished 1st - Doncaster -
Replay: 27th Dec 2020, finished 1st - Kempton -
Replay: 23rd Nov 2020, finished 1st - Kempton -
Replay: 10th Mar 2020, finished 1st - Cheltenham -
Replay: 6th Feb 2020, finished 1st - Huntingdon -
Replay: 15th Jan 2020, finished 1st - Newbury
Stable Tour Quotes
Nicky Henderson (09 April 2024): "Shishkin is in good order, and he missed the party last time at Cheltenham as well. Before that we don’t know if you have to say he was unlucky in the King George, we don’t know. He probably should have won that and won the Denman nicely and he was coming into the Gold Cup on a good line. He has won around Aintree before, and we hope he can do it again in the Bowl."
Nicky Henderson (22 February 2024): "I think the Gold Cup is open enough to be in it and Shishkin deserves to be in it. He would have been first or second in the King George and I am confident he would have won but it was still a hell of a performance for his first run of the year. He did that nicely at Newbury and we come into Cheltenham on the right stride. If you go back to the King George, good old Frodon was bashing away out front and he goes a good gallop, but Nico saw fit, quite rightly to go push it along the back straight. He was in pretty good command all the way from there and had beaten the others. He came out of Newbury really really well and is as good as I have ever seen him. It looked like he needed all of three miles at Aintree last year and when he got to Ahoy Senor he was gone, and he stayed on very strongly at Newbury so the Gold trip should be ok."
Nicky Henderson (11 October 2023): "What more can you say about Shishkin - he was a champion over two miles in his younger days and it transpires that he is now a genuine stayer. His record speaks for itself, and he was back to his very best in the Betfair Ascot Chase at Ascot in February when beating Pic D’Orhy 16 lengths before not being the most fluent when runner-up to Envoi Allen in the Ryanair. We sent him over an extended three miles at Aintree in the Bowl and he had a great battle with Ahoy Senor before coming home a length and a half victor. We don’t know where he will reappear, but the King George VI Chase at Kempton has to be on the agenda and then we will go from there. He is a real superstar and let’s hope he can continue to be a major force in all those top events."
Nicky Henderson (11 April 2023): "Shiskin will step up to three miles and furlong for the first time in the Aintree Bowl and we have every hope that he will stay the longer trip. He has schooled brilliantly at home since Cheltenham, and we don’t know why he jumped so badly in the Ryanair. Let’s hope he can put that performance behind him at Aintree."
Nicky Henderson (13 February 2023): "He goes to Ascot and after that, ask Matt Chapman! He tells me I’m a plonker. I’ve nothing for the Champion Chase, unless Matt Chapman is right and I’m a complete so and so for not entering Shishkin. We’ll find that out on Saturday. He maybe should have been in the Queen Mother, but Shishkin has been working like a horse that needs further for me and I hope I am right otherwise I will be doing a lot more supplementing! I would have thought the Ryanair and if he doesn’t stay two and a half, I’m in a right pickle. I’m hoping that they are watering at Ascot but if it was that quick, he would have to go straight to Cheltenham. I hope it won’t be."
Nicky Henderson (07 October 2022): "His clash with Energumene in the Clarence House was most people’s eyes the race of the year and both horses out the race with tremendous credit. We were happy going into Cheltenham, but it was very soft going on the Wednesday and I knew something was going wrong before the first fence and Nico pulled him up after the fifth. He was found to have a chronic bone disorder throughout his body, and he has be box rested. He is cantering away but we will be in no rush with him and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t come back as good. He will stay at two miles and the plan is to end up in the Champion Chase for another clash with Energumene."
Nicky Henderson (21 February 2022): "There’s no way he can be a banker - it was a fantastic race at Ascot, and everybody loved it apart from Willie and myself and one of us knew we were going to go down. It was great Shishkin came out in front but there wasn’t that much between them, and it looked like he had us in trouble too. He is a tough horse this - Willie is going to throw in Chacun Pour Soi too and you never want to underestimate him, and he could still be a big player. There was only a length between them the other day and two months later the other way round possibly helps us but there is not much in it. He seems in very good form, and he hasn’t schooled since, but he doesn’t need too but he will do next week. I would expect the same sort of tactics will be employed and I am there will be a good pace whatever happens. He has a different style of racing to an Altior or Sprinter Sacre and doesn’t have a similar exuberance and doesn’t stand of a mile away. You hardly notice he leaves the ground, and he is just very quick from A to B but just seems to cross a fence very efficiently. He grew upwards and outwards during the summer, and it was very noticeable. You would like to hope the hill would play to his strengths - the other day at Ascot turning in you would have thought we were in trouble but when stamina really kicked in that was his strength. You would think he would get two and a half miles but there is no rush, and the Champion Chase is the Champion Chase and the one that we want. Everyone got the race that they wanted at Ascot and yet it hasn’t spoilt the Champion Chase - there is very much room for round two. If one of them had won by ten lengths, you may have thought otherwise but it didn’t."
Nicky Henderson (13 October 2021): "He was sensational over fences last season and never put a foot wrong. He won the Arkle in great style from Eldorado Allen and ended his season with another faultless success in the Maghull Novices’ Chase at Aintree. He has done incredibly well over the summer and strengthened up immeasurably and I think we will start in the Tingle Creek with all roads leading to the Queen Mother Champion Chase. He has all the attributes to fill the void left by Sprinter Sacre and Altior and we look forward to getting him going again."
Nicky Henderson (03 April 2021): "The Doom Bar Novices’ Chase is the obvious race for him and that's where he goes. He was very good at Cheltenham and it was as much of a relief as anything. A month before the race everyone said the Arkle was going to be boring as he was 3-1 on. Then everything changed dramatically when Energumene came into the picture but he came out of the Arkle late. Even so, Allmankind was doing nothing wrong at all. He set a pretty strong gallop and we knew what he was going to do so tactics were fairly simple. To be fair, he was very professional and he gets from A to B and you hardly notice he has done it. This seems the obvious place to come as he seems a sharp horse and I don't need to go any further at the moment. The tracks couldn't be more different if you tried and Aintree is a sharp track but he is a speed horse."
Nicky Henderson (25 February 2021): "It's amazing how this race has gone from three or four weeks ago where Shishkin was odds on and everybody said it was going to be boring and suddenly Willie has come along with Energumene. I think Allmankind was again impressive at Warwick and there is a real fight on, and people are seeing it as one of the clashes of the week. I thought that Dublin Racing Festival was a great view unless you are sat in my seat and every race you watched something came out and you thought ‘oh no look at this’. Altior didn't have to watch Chacun Pour Soi, Epatante didn't have to watch Honeysuckle and Shishkin didn't have to watch Energumene. People ask why don't we go but we just can't have away games before Cheltenham. The timing wasn't right, and we will see if we can get our own back at Punchestown. Going back over my past winners of the Arkle, Remittance Man was a spectacular jumper and I think that Sprinter Sacre was probably the most flamboyant of them all, Altior was pretty deadly and this fellow has just been very good. Simonsig had won the two and a half mile novices' hurdle and we came back in distance for the Arkle. Altior did win the Supreme and Shishkin's performance last year was pretty good as he did get taken into the car park at the second last. To get back up and win was a pretty solid performance. He probably hasn't had a lot of opposition over fences, but he has been very clinical and very accurate and he's done it very well every time. He comes in with ten ticks on all three occasions even though he didn't have to beat anything sensational and we can only hope. He is in good form, has shown that he is class and has had a good run in. He has couple of bits of work to do this weekend and next and I he will have another school but he is a pretty clean winded horse and doesn't take a whole heap of work. Everything is on fairly well on course at the moment."
