Silviniaco Conti going straight for Gold Cup

Silviniaco Conti is virtually certain to go straight for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup following his victory in the William Hill King George VI Chase.

While his trainer Paul Nicholls is unlikely to give his Kempton hero a prep run before the Festival, stablemate Al Ferof, who was third, is set to take in the Denman Chase at Newbury next month.

“Silviniaco Conti will almost certainly go straight to the Gold Cup,” the Ditcheat trainer said in his blog on betfair.com.