I remember Sam Twiston-Davies stating that he thought The New One had lost some of his pace prior to his 2016 Champion Hurdle bid in March. His performance in that race supported his jockey’s supposition as he was under pressure turning for home before staying on at one pace up the hill. He may be slightly past his best but this was still an excellent effort in a race where the winner broke the track record. In his previous outing at Haydock he had clearly hated the testing ground despite still being good enough to beat an inferior rival on … Continued
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