article_snippet: Holywell (Cheltenham, 3.20) is a horse that polarises opinion, but Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti Festival record is beyond criticism and
article_snippet: Holywell polarises opinion but can silence his doubters with victory in Friday's Betfred Gold Cup .
article_snippet: Wins in the Pertemps Final (above) in the past two Festival's handicap chase endorse his Cheltenham form .
article_snippet: The bare form of that success is miles away from the requisite level on Friday, but when Holywell is good Holywell is very good, as Holywell was at Cheltenham last year when beating Thursday's Ryanair Chase runner-up Ma Filleule.
article_snippet: A subsequent Aintree success was arguably more impressive where the selection destroyed Don Cossack and fellow Gold Cup contender Many Clouds, among others in the Grade One Mildmay Novices’ Chase, a display which truly announced Holywell as a potential Gold Cup winner.
article_snippet: Holywell must progress again to trouble King George Chase hero Silviniaco Conti, who sets a lofty standard for Holywell 17 rivals to surpass, but the ante-post favourite must exorcise the memories of a capitulation after the last fence a year ago, where Holywell faded to finish fourth.
article_snippet: Holywell is convinced the stomach ulcers and breathing problems which beset Silviniaco Conti are behind Holywell and Holywell remains a huge danger to all, even granted Holywell modest course record.
article_snippet: has tons of track form and just three lengths to make up with Noel Meade’s charge.
highlights_snippet: Holywell has an excellent record at Cheltenham and could go all the way .
  
highlights_snippet: Cheltenham Festival 2015 racing tips for day four .
  
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