article_snippet: Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti can silence Paul Nicholls'
article_snippet: Silviniaco Conti doubters with victory at the highest level in Friday's Betfred Gold Cup.
article_snippet: Victories in the Pertemps Final and in a fiercely competitive handicap chase at the past two Festivals endorse the view that Jonjo O’Neill is a master at bringing the eight-year-old to a peak in the spring and, after a couple of modest efforts, Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti looked on good terms again with a better round of jumping last time in a small-field Kelso event.
article_snippet: Conti Silviniaco Conti has a modest course record but still poses a danger to the field .
article_snippet: Stablemate Sam Winner was an honourable third to Road To Riches in the Lexus Chase, and looks a huge price given Silviniaco Conti
article_snippet: The form of Silviniaco Conti gritty defeat of The Druids Nephew here before Christmas has taken a sizeable boost this week with that rival bolting up and the tongue tie and cheekpieces are utilised in combination for the first time, which appears a shrewd move.
article_snippet: Silviniaco Conti handler has sent out 36 horses to contest the Gold Cup and 18 have won or been placed, so Silviniaco Conti merits real consideration for a tasty each-way wager.
highlights_snippet: Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti is a danger despite a  modest course record .
  