SHISH THE COMEBACK KIN'
The Sunday Mirror|February 11, 2024
SHISHKIN patched up his tarnished reputation with a victory in the Denman Chase at Newbury, but divided bookmaker opinion over his chances in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
DAVID YATES
SHISH THE COMEBACK KIN'

A refusal to start at Ascot in November and a calamity at the second-last fence of the King George VI Chase at Kempton when leading left Nicky Henderson’s 10-year-old at something of a crossroads.

But Nico de Boinville’s mount did what was required to beat Hitman by four-and-a-quarter lengths.

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