ALTHOUGH he didn’t manage to win either of the two races he ran in last month, The New One joined the exclusive club of £1 million earners following second-places in the Grade 2 Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham on December 16th and the Grade 1 Unibet Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

Very much a favourite of jockey Sam Twiston-Davies, whose father Nigel trains the good-looking bay, the 2008 King’s Theatre gelding was bred in partnership by Ballylinch Stud and Bessbrook’s Richard Brown out of Thuringe. Last year, 2017, at Turgeon mare had a colt foal by Shirocco, who was sold privately, and she is now carrying to Soldier Of Fortune.