One of the most exciting horses in training, Shishkin has already earned comparisons to the likes of Sprinter Sacre and Altior.

With such lofty expectations, Shishkin looks set to enjoy a huge career over fences and he made a perfect start to chasing with a fantastic performance at Kempton Park.

Horse racing betting odds have Shishkin as the early favourite to win the Arkle at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival and trainer Nicky Henderson could have yet another superstar on his hands.

Here, we take a look at Shishkin’s early career and discuss whether he can justify the hype surrounding him in the horse racing community.

Shishkin Career Record:

Shishkin Record & Results
Date Course Position Win Distance (Rival) Odds
Mar 19 Kempton 1/9

by 8L (Certainly Red)

4/6
Dec 19 Newbury F/20 N/A (Mahler's Promise) 8/11
Jan 15 Newbury 1/14 by 11L (Shakem Up'Arry) 7/4
Feb 20 Huntingdon 1/5 by 11L (Shan Blue) 1/2
Mar 20 Cheltenham 1/15 by Hd (Abacadabras) 6/1
Nov 20 Kempton 1/4 by 23L (Mick Pastor) 1/6

*Races marked in bold took place at the Cheltenham Festival.

Shishkin is unbeaten when he completes a race, with the only blemish on his record being a fall on his hurdling debut at Newbury in December 2019.

Shishkin Supreme Novices Hurdle:

Despite suffering interference throughout the race, Shishkin claimed victory in the Supreme Novices Hurdle at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival.

Nico de Boinville did incredibly well to steer Shishkin clear of trouble at the second last, with Elixir D’Ainay and Captain Guinness both falling and causing havoc.

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However, Shishkin picked up quickly when asked and drew level with the strong-travelling Abacadabras at the final fence.

The Nicky Henderson runner was strong in the finish to fend off Abacadabras up the hill to clinch yet another Supreme Novices Hurdle for the Seven Barrows team.

Shishkin vs Altior:

Comparisons have already been made between Shishkin and Altior though the former has a long way to go to emulate his legendary stablemate.

The king of his generation, Altior is an incredible racehorse and he could have one final race in him at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival.

Like Shishkin, Altior also won the Supreme Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham and went on to win the Arkle the following year. All eyes will be on Shishkin in that race in 2021…

How Much Did Shishkin Cost?

Shishkin was purchased for £170,000 by Highflyer Bloodstock at the Cheltenham December Sale in 2018.

Shishkin Prize Money:

Shishkin earned connections £92,172 in three runs over hurdles, with over £70,000 of that prize money awarded for winning the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

Shishkin made a winning start on his chasing debut, earning £4,289 for his 23-length demolition job victory over Mick Pastor.

Shishkin Trainer:

Like Altior, Shishkin is trained by Nicky Henderson at his Seven Barrows stable in Upper Lambourn, Berkshire.

Shishkin Jockey:

As Nicky Henderson’s stable jockey of choice, Nico de Boinville has partnered Shishkin in all six of his runs under rules.

Barring an injury, De Boinville will ride Shishkin at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival and he will almost certainly rate that as his best chance of a winner at the meeting.

Shishkin Owner:

Shishkin is owned by Mrs J. Donnelly.

It is a case of quality over quantity for Donnelly, with only 14 horses in training – however she has the likes of Shishkin, Melon and dual Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo on her books.

Shishkin Cheltenham Festival:

As previously mentioned, Shishkin was very impressive when winning the Supreme Novices Hurdle at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival.
The sky is the limit for Shishkin and Nicky Henderson will be training his stable star with the Arkle in mind.

Plenty of horse racing tips will be backing Shishkin to emulate Altior and win this race at the Festival – it is hard to think of anyone who can stop the Henderson runner…

Shishkin Horse Entries:

Shishkin’s next run is likely to be in the Grade 2 Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase at Kempton Park over the Christmas period.

Nicky Henderson has confirmed that Shishkin is on track to run in the race and he could face stiff opposition in one of the top two-mile novice races of the season.

Follow Shishkin horse entries here at 888sport for the latest horse racing betting news, tips and odds ahead of Shishkin’s next race.


*Credit for the main photo belongs to Mark Humphrey / AP Photo*

 

FIRST PUBLISHED: 20th December 2020

Alex is a sports betting tipster, specialising in Premier League football, the Champions League and horse racing.

He loves placing a weekly accumulator on the football at the weekend and dreams of landing the big winner that will take him back to Las Vegas.

As well as writing sports betting tips for 888sport since 2015, Alex has produced content for several international media companies, such as Goal.com and The SPORTBible.