Ascot Silver Cup tips: Vyta Du Roc value to score for in-form Henderson

Ascot Silver Cup tips: Vyta Du Roc bets appeal for feature chase

Vyta Du Roc looks decent value to take advantage of a drop in the weights and class to land the valuable Ascot Silver on Saturday (15:00).

The Nicky Henderson trained gelding was a very smart hurdler in 2014/15, finishing a cracking fourth in the Neptune at the Cheltenham Festival and a solid second to subsequent World hurdle winner Thistlecrack in a Grade 1 at Aintree off a rating of 150.

Vyta Du Roc then had his attentions switched to chasing last season and, after scoring at Bangor, ran very well to finish second to Bouveril at Doncaster.

Strong course and distance winning form

This seven-year-old then got back to winning ways when landing Grade 2 Reynoldstown Chase over course and distance, digging deep to fend off the late challenge of the highly-regarded Minella Rocco by 1/2 a length.

Minella Rocco went on to land the 4m National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, and ran a blinder on seasonal reappearance when third in a valuable handicap at the same venue to now be rated 159.

That gives the form a rock solid look and the selection went on to finish a fair fifth in the RSA Chase around Prestbury Park, before finishing the campaign with a fine fifth of 28 to Vicente in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr.

Cracking effort in Hennessy