Shishkin is bound for Ascot (Pic: Focusonracing)
Nicky Henderson is looking towards the Betfair
Ascot Chase in February for the next outing of
Shishkin.
The Seven Barrows handler revealed this month his nine-year-old had “flipped his palate” in a piece of work and would need 10 days off while the problem was resolved, ruling out a step up in distance for the Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton.
Shishkin – beaten into third behind Edwardstone in the Tingle Creek Chase on his reappearance this season – will now try a trip in excess of two miles for the first time over fences in the Grade One feature at Ascot next month.
Giving an update on plans at Kempton Park on Saturday, Henderson said: “He’s had his palate tightened and the procedure is so simple, it’s like tightening a screw that’s come loose. They call it a wind op, but in fact it’s as far from a wind op as you can get, and he’s back in action.
“The race we’re looking at is the Ascot Chase (February 18) over two-miles-five. The timing looks good.
“The first time I knew he wanted two and a half was against Energumene when he was out of his comfort zone but still stayed on to beat the others.
“We found out we had a problem but after a couple of reverses he’s ready to come back, and I would say it’s odds-on we head for the Ryanair (at Cheltenham).
“If this works we might regret not entering him for the Queen Mother, but if we wanted to run we could supplement him.
“We’ve had very good horses like Sprinter (Sacre) who have had to come back, and he’s the latest.”
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The fifth and final day of the 2026 Punchestown Festival saw plenty more drama with Place De La Nation causing a stir in the Mares' Champion Hurdle. Elsewhere, Saratoga stole the headlines with a dominant performance in the Punchestown Champion 4-Y-O Hurdle.
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Mark Walsh made his last Grade One ride for JP McManus a winning one when guiding Saratoga to victory in the Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle.
A Gold Cup-winning jockey in the green and gold silks of McManus, he is due to depart his role as the owner’s retained jockey, with Harry Cobden taking over – but before doing so still had time for one final magical moment in the famous silks.
After bringing up his 900th career victory earlier in the Punchestown Festival, he made the final Grade One of the week his own, sending the Fred Winter winner on approaching the last and drawing three and three-quarter lengths clear aboard the 9-2 shot at the winning post.
It was also a first Grade One for winning trainer Padraig Roche, son of Christy Roche and someone the jockey counts as a close friend.
“To ride a Grade One winner for your best friend, that was brilliant,” said Walsh.
“He’s a brilliant trainer, he learned from the best in Christy and you saw it there.
“He stays all and he galloped all the way to the line, he’s a good horse. It’s always hard for four-year-olds going into open company next season, so we don’t know yet (if can be a Champion Hurdle horse).”
Roche said: “we hoped he would do that and he has obviously proven himself. To win any race at the Punchestown Festival is great, but to win a first Grade One here is unbelievable, I’m over the moon.
“Alan Crowe recommended buying the horse through his job in Ballydoyle and dad convinced JP to buy him. Alan was first jockey to dad for years and told us if we could buy this horse, to do so.
“We take whatever horses we get from JP every year and I’m delighted for him, as he has always been there. In total, we only have 10 or 12 jump horses and six or seven Flat ones so I’d love to get more and further outside owners.
“I haven’t a clue where he runs next!”
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Bow Echo ran out a brilliant winner of the Betfred 2000 Guineas at Newmarket for trainer George Boughey and jockey Billy Loughnane.
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8:08
Place De La Nation led home a one-two for Willie Mullins in the SBK Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle at Punchestown.
Market focus was on Mares’ Hurdle heroine Wodhooh, who had beaten Jade De Grugy into second place at the Cheltenham Festival.
The two principals duly led, but Wodhooh never really looked like getting away from the others when she did take over and at the last it was clear Place De Nation and Danny Mullins had the most left and so it proved, as she stretched away to beat Jade De Grugy by a length and a half, with 8-11 favourite Wodhooh another four and a half lengths away in third.
With Mullins not in attendance as he continues to suffer with a sore back, it was his son and assistant Patrick who said of the Gigginstown-owned 10-1 winner: “She has been knocking on the door being placed at Cheltenham and in a Grade One at Fairyhouse, so is a high-class mare. That said, she did need the other two (Jade De Grugy and Wodhooh) to cut each other’s throats and that probably is what happened.
“We thought it would be hard to go up against the geldings in the novice race and while we had been trying to split up our runners, she wasn’t qualified to run in the Listed mares’ novice hurdle. This then looked the race she had the best chance of winning.
“I thought it was a great run by Jade De Grugy, but I think Paul (Townend) and Jack (Kennedy) probably ended up almost taking each other out. Danny got the fractions right as he always does and is lethal in that second-string role.”
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