Shishkin, a single of the most proficient and well-known steeplechasers of current many years, has died right after suffering an injuries at Nicky Henderson’s stable in Lambourn.
The 10-12 months-outdated was located to have experienced a fracture to a hind leg right after remaining solid in his box on Sunday evening.
He experienced been due to vacation to Eire on Monday morning for a significantly-anticipated meeting with Galopin Des Champs, the winner of the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival past month, in Wednesday’s Punchestown Gold Cup.
Henderson mentioned in a put up on X on Sunday evening that all people at his Seven Barrows steady was “obviously devastated that these kinds of a excellent horse, good friend and warrior has gone”.
The coach additional: “He was an absolute celebrity and his CV is testomony to that – apart from the King George [at Kempton on Boxing Day] is not in it [he was an unseated rider when clear in the 2023 renewal] even though we believe it must have been.”
Shishkin fell on his debut around hurdles at Newbury in December 2019 but then ran up a 10-race profitable streak that involved victories in the Supreme Amateur Hurdle and Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Potentially his best hour, while, arrived in a significantly-predicted conference with Energumene, Ireland’s leading two-mile chaser, in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot in January 2022. Shishkin experienced two lengths to discover with Energumene leaping the very last but stayed on strongly all the way to the line to win by a length.
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“The Supreme Novice Hurdle and the Arkle ended up his Cheltenham highlights, but the battle with Energumene in the Clarence Dwelling at Ascot was almost certainly the finest,” Henderson mentioned.
“This is a really unhappy night time. He was our star and we will never overlook him. Thank you Shishkin for the fantastic memories.”