Mike Francis looks at the latest speedsters

Mike Francis
THE question I’m most often asked at this time of the year is “what is your Cheltenham banker?” According to the clock, that’s a pretty easy question to answer because SHISHKIN looks several steps ahead of his rivals in the Arkle.
He has clocked the two best times in the field with his wins at Kempton and Doncaster looking special. When you consider that he wasn’t fully extended each time then clocking a pair of 153s was good going.
The betting has it right with Willie Mullins’ Energumene looking th...