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The latest chat is Sandown for the celebration chase, but that could come a bit soon after its last race.
Maybe American grand national cud be the target?
A fair point. A good old racecourse gallop, followed by some wildly positive interviews perhaps.
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It would be nice if Nicky could take him over to Ireland for a clash with Envoi Allen or Energumene. I would love to see him running against 7-8 horses from stables that really win Graded races.
Shishkin is entered on the Punchestown 2m Grade 1, but I doubt it. Hope I’m wrong, Energumene v Shishkin, & Monkfish v Envoi Allen, would show Cheltenhams novice events up for the tedium they were.
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Henderson said straight after Shishkin had won at Aintree that he’s highly unlikely to try the Cheltenham-Aintree-Punchestown treble with any horse again. He reckons it contributed to Sprinter Sacre’s subsequent slump.
But why did he take him to Aintree at all? Could have saved him for a proper race at Punchestown. If the Irish can travel why not a Henderson trained horse as well?
Why would connections do that? A 50/50 Grade 1 race having the bother of travelling overseas, or a penalty kick Grade 1 race a couple of hours down the road?
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He is no stallion, so no reason for “black type”. I thought racing is about the best horses competing against each other at the highest possible level.
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