Shishkin dominates the Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase!Watch LIVE: @ITV4 https://t.co/HGM9TtXkhB#ITVRacing pic.twitter.com/mwQWLB1CYv. Kick-off time, TV and live stream details, How to watch Burnley vs Arsenal in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off. While Shishkin appears the obvious choice to claim victory at Cheltenham, a number of leading voices in the industry have claimed the market may not accurately reflect the true make up of this Arkle field. That is essentially the case against Shishkin. “Altior could not be better and I’m very, very happy. Haha, Envoi Allen. He added: “It’s amazing what a few dry days can do.”. “I’ve been six-handed in this race at times but we’ll have to do with three at most,” Henderson said. Min stake £10, min odds 2.0 (Evs). You will also get an additional £5 in free bets for each day of the Cheltenham festival (£40 in total). Latest Horse Racing. “But I think we are back in the right place now.”. Free Spins expire after 7 days. Ruby Walsh and Frank Hickey reveal antepost picks for the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Cheltenham 2021. By Tony McFadden — published 27th February 2021. “Hopefully that puts him where we want him and he seems in good shape. Gumball set off at a strong pace and that provided the platform for Shishkin to show his superiority, roaring 13 lengths clear of his toiling rivals, gliding over the fences in the straight. Free bets valid for 30 days, x1 £20 free bet awarded at bet settlement, x1 £20 awarded at 10am Mon 15th March. Shishkin is clearly a very talented horse and a future top-class performer in the making. Energumene the value pick. Click the +BET button to add your selections and then, when you’re ready, hit ‘Bet Now’ to go to your chosen But the move back a week – as commendable as it was – just did interfere with plans. Shishkin will bid to give his Lambourn stable a flying start in the Sporting Life Arkle on day one. Epatante ran below par at Kempton over Christmas. “But I am not struggling with Altior at the moment – he is good. “I think there must be a definite possibility he could come into this,” he said. It was a pity Newbury had to go back a week and took us off our step a little bit. Well, at least over hurdles anyway. … Though I’m not sure his Huntingdon performance told us anything more about his prospects of success at Cheltenham than we already knew! All of a sudden Willie [Mullins] has come along with Energumene and that’s arrived on the scene and I think Allmankind was impressive again at Warwick. “He did really well because Wetherby was only eight weeks after we corrected his back (with surgery),” Henderson said. And I thought he was impressive. He is as short as 10-1 for the National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys’ Novices’ Chase. We’re not dreaming and if he put in a round of jumping and got close to Shishkin then I think we’d be pleased. His jumping at the fences were exceptional and we’ve all come away very happy.”. With Cheddleton a late absentee, only four went to post for the Grade Two and Nico de Boinville settled the 1-7 favourite in third. The Arkle Challenge Trophy is shaping up to be one of the races of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, with three novices unbeaten in their chase careers at the head of the market. Shishkin certainly got that experience when winning last year's Supreme! CORAL ENHANCED ACCAS Our man Harry Aitkenhead takes us through the latest market moves for Cheltenham. Henderson says the son of Gold Well, owned by JP McManus, would probably need to run again before Cheltenham. Call the National Gambling Helpline: freephone 0808 8020 133 8am to midnight, 7 days a week. Place a £5 single racing bet, min odds 1/5 (1.2) and get £20 in free bets.