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SHISH UP AND SHISH DOWN

Graham Buddry charts the roller-coaster career of Hendo’s enigmatic star

Nico de Boinville celebrates following victory in the the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

It was always an impossible double act to follow. Nicky Henderson first had the incomparable Sprinter Sacre and then the incredibly brilliant Altior before declaring Shishkin as their natural successor and just as good.
Shishkin didn’t quite match the heights of his former stable companions but he built a huge fan base of admirers of his own before what should have been his crowning glory, which was ...

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