Melon puts his reputation on the line in the Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

The five-year-old, second in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle in March, is now pitched firmly in at the deep end.

Assistant trainer Patrick Mullins said: "On ratings he's a long way wrong, but he is lightly raced and you'd hope there's plenty of improvement there.

"Giving 6lb to a horse like My Tent Or Yours is a tough task, even if this maybe isn't his time of year or his ground.

"The New One is a battled-hardened horse and a good yardstick and at least the race will tell us whether we're going down the right route with him. It will do him no harm to go over and get more experience of the track."