'He has everything you need' - Twiston-Davies keen on leading Paddy Power fancy

STOLEN SILVER ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies wins the MATT HAMPSON FOUNDATION SILVER TROPHY HANDICAP CHASE (GRADE 2) at Cheltenham 13/4/22Photograph by Grossick Racing Photography 0771 046 1723

Stolen Silver: carries high hopes on his return to CheltenhamCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Heavily backed Stolen Silver has "everything you need" for the Paddy Power Gold Cup, according to the man who will ride the chaser from a red-hot yard that has just been hit by disaster.

Up-and-coming trainer Sam Thomas has landed big prizes on each of the last two Saturdays, with Our Power collecting the £100,000 London Gold Cup at Ascot and Al Dancer taking the Grand Sefton Chase over the Grand National fences at Aintree.

The latest victory came just four days after Thomas had been involved in a helicopter crash that left him with minor injuries but put Dai Walters, who owns his South Wales yard, in intensive care.

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David CarrReporter

Published on 8 November 2022inNews

Last updated 17:53, 8 November 2022

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