Willie Mullins set to unleash one of his stars against Shishkin in Tingle Creek

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Chacun Pour Soi: could take on Shishkin in the Tingle Creek at Sandown next monthCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Willie Mullins is going to "spin the wheel" on the first weekend in December and split up star chasers Allaho, Chacun Pour Soi and Energumene, meaning one of three is set to take on Shishkin in the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase.

Twenty-four hours after the Sandown showpiece, Punchestown stages the John Durkan Chase, with the Hilly Way Chase taking place at Cork on the same day, and Mullins is keen to keep the three stars apart on what promises to be a massive weekend of action on December 4-5.

Ireland's champion trainer has only won the Tingle Creek once, with Un De Sceaux in 2016, but indicated his willingness to cross the Irish Sea to take on Champion Chase favourite Shishkin in the Grade 1, for which entries close next Tuesday.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 9 November 2021inNews

Last updated 09:14, 10 November 2021

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