TAKE SHISHKIN (2.30) to deliver a knockout blow to his five rivals on Boxing Day in the feature Ladbrokes King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.
It is true that Nicky Henderson's charge blotted his form book when refusing to race at Ascot, but the Lambourn maestro is confident the same thing won't happen at the Sunbury-OnThames track where the starting point is well away from the stables.
Based purely on form, the selection along with Allaho - is the least exposed at the three-mile trip.
But unlike the Irish market leader, he has already shown the extra half a mile shows no fears for him, in fact just the opposite.
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