Henderson confirms Ascot preference for Shiskin

The nine-year-old won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle and Arkle over two miles at successive Cheltenham Festivals.

FULL FLOW: Shishkin and Nico de Boinville win for trainer Nicky Henderson. Picture: Healy Racing.

Shishkin is "almost certain" to line up in Ascot's 1965 Chase on Saturday in preference to the Grade One Betfair Chase at Haydock.

Nicky Henderson raised the possibility of Shishkin heading to Merseyside earlier in the autumn for a mouthwatering clash with last year's winner Protektorat and the King George hero of last season, Bravemansgame.