Silviniaco Conti to contest Bowl at Aintree

Silviniaco Conti will try to improve on his Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth in next week’s Betfred Bowl at Aintree.

Paul Nicholls’ charge was beaten just a length and three-quarters at Prestbury Park and the Ditcheat trainer has admitted he is unsure whether Silviniaco Conti was caught out by the Cheltenham hill that day.

However, the eight-year-old is reported to have come out of that race in good form and will now tackle the Betfred Bowl, in which he finished third last year, on the first day of the National meeting on Thursday week.