Silviniaco Conti ready for third Betfair Chase success, says Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls expects Silviniaco Conti to be primed for action as he shoots for a third success in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

Silviniaco Conti ready for third Betfair Chase success, says Paul Nicholls
Wed, 18 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

The nine-year-old landed the race in 2012 and 2014 and is a short-priced favourite to complete the treble.

Silviniaco Conti claimed a second successive King George VI Chase win following last year’s Haydock verdict, but he again disappointed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup before bouncing back to form with a Grade One win at Aintree.

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