{"id":297498,"date":"2023-12-21T00:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297498"},"modified":"2023-12-21T00:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:24:00","slug":"nicky-henderson-backs-shishkin-to-deliver-in-the-king-george-vi-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/horse-racing\/nicky-henderson-backs-shishkin-to-deliver-in-the-king-george-vi-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicky Henderson backs Shishkin to deliver in the\u00a0King George VI Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Nicky Henderson backs Shishkin to deliver in the\u00a0King George VI Chase on Boxing Day after his Ascot setback\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nicky Henderson is adamant Shishkin will jump off in the King George VI Chase<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He refused to race at Ascot last month and his temperament is under scrutiny\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Among his opponents at Kempton will be last year\u2019s winner Bravemansgame\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nicky Henderson is adamant Shishkin will jump off in the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day and deliver a performance to reflect his outstanding ability.<\/p>\n<p>Shishkin refused to race at Ascot last month and his temperament is under scrutiny, with many wondering whether the gelding \u2014 a multiple Grade One winner \u2014 will do something similar at Kempton.<\/p>\n<p>But Henderson, who is thrilled with how Shishkin has worked recently, said: \u2018He\u2019s going really well. His schooling the other morning was fantastic. I\u2019m not going to say he\u2019ll win but I do think he can run very well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chief among his opponents will be last year\u2019s winner Bravemansgame, who has finished runner-up on both his starts this winter.<\/p>\n<p>Trainer Paul Nicholls told Mail Sport at Newbury on Wednesday: \u2018I couldn\u2019t be happier with him. He worked great this morning, he looks great and everything is A1.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/22\/79194023-0-image-a-33_1703112715087.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shishkin refused to race at Ascot last month and his temperament is under scrutiny<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/racing\/article-12887769\/Nicky-Henderson-backs-Shishkin-deliver-King-George-VI-Chase-Boxing-Day-Ascot-setback.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicky Henderson backs Shishkin to deliver in the\u00a0King George VI Chase on Boxing Day after his Ascot setback\u00a0 Nicky Henderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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