Shishkin delivers £10,000 monthly Ten To Follow prize for Fantastico Lobos

Shishkin sealed victory in the January Tote Ten To Follow competition for Fantastico Lobos 3 and with it a £10,000 prize.

As a red-hot favourite, Shishkin may not have brought much in the way of Tote return extra points but the 21.1 points he posted at Doncaster could not have been delivered in smoother style. Although 20,790 stables benefited, the win was decisive for Fantastico Lobos who had also picked up points through Next Destination, Envoi Allen, Bob Olinger and Allaho last month.

Fantastico Lobos ended the month on 111.14 points, giving them a 2.92 points victory over Laytown 3 and Nerd Immunity.

Shishkin's success takes his points tally to 53.30 and puts him in seventh in the table of top performers, four places behind Colreevy, who is now on 67.82 after putting in a faultless performance at Thurles in the Grade 2 Mares Novice Chase.

Also in action at Thurles, Allaho returned to emphatic form in the Grade 2 Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase for 22.62 points. He is now joint-favourite for the Ryanair at Cheltenham and could easily return to Ireland with bonus points for the 5,931 players who have him in their stables.

Sams Profile became the highest-scoring horse of the week with victory in testing conditions at Gowran ParkCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

At Gowran Park, Sams Profile returned 30.4 points in the Grade 2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle. He was the highest-scoring horse of the week but with just 28 stables benefiting from the result.

There will have been similar delight that Naas was able to take place on Sunday when Paul Townend and Willie Mullins produced Bachasson to win the Grade 3 Limestone Lad Hurdle for 17.82 points.

When the weather is bad the Venetia Williams string rises up out of the mud and that was seen again as Ibleo shook off The Big Bite at Doncaster to win 13.2 points for 29 stables, taking his season's total to 28.1. The Ryanair and Champion Chase are among the mooted targets at the Cheltenham Festival in six weeks.

The next bonus races are at this weekend's Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown, with the Irish Champion Hurdle and Irish Gold Cup.

LEADING HORSES
1 Frodon 74.50 points
2 First Flow 71.00
3 Colreevy 67.82
4 A Plus Tard 59.40
5 Politologue 54.70
6 Bristol De Mai 54.20
7 Shishkin 53.30
8 Cloth Cap 52.70
9 Song For Someone 52.20
10 Franco De Port 49.42

LEADING TEAMS
1 Emilys Joy 366.66 points
2 Judge John's Jumpers 357.08
3 F34 351.78
4 Ballymartle Bullets 348.40
5 A41 346.26
6 Rubbish Mario Sisters 46 344.14
7 Terrier Man 3 343.84
8 Brian Ellison 436 342.42
9 Sparky Time 341.52
10 Waynespink7 341.08

LEADING STABLE
Frodon 74.50
Politologue 54.70
Shishkin 53.30
Envoi Allen 43.42
Paisley Park 30.60
Epatante 28.42
Honeysuckle 27.42
Mister Fisher 26.80
Notebook 26.10
Santini 1.40

TOP JANUARY STABLE
Bob Olinger 28.70 points
Allaho 22.62
Next Destination 21.40
Shishkin 21.10
Envoi Allen 17.32
Altior 0
Ballyadam 0
Benie Des Dieux 0
Chacun Pour Soi 0
Goshen 0

Read more:

First Flow sweeps up the charts as he becomes season's second-highest scorer

Envoi Allen rewards his legion of fans and tips the balance on leaderboard

Master Tommytucker sends Rubbish Mario Sisters flying to the top of the table

Combination of Frodon and A Plus Tard sweeps smart team to top of leaderboard

Paisley Park piles up points in Long Walk to reward faith of his followers

Henderson helps out Ten To Follow entrants with two well-supported winners

Abacadabras followers off to a flying start in pursuit of £190,000 Tote pot

Bristol De Mai's brilliance jolts the hopes of expectant Ten To Follow teams

Envoi Allen proves a crowd-pleaser but Cloth Cap success not one for the masses

Tingle Creek victory puts a smile on faces of Politologue supporters

Study the form and watch unlimited full video race replays from all 86 British and Irish racecourses. Join Members' Club Ultimate now and never miss a race again!