satisfaction with the winner saying "What I loved was when the other horse got to him he quickened away – that was Champion Hurdle-type acceleration". The betting for the Grade I Christmas Hurdle twelve days later was dominated by The New One and My Tent or Yours (winner of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle). The New One took the lead three hurdles out but lost momentum when making a bad mistake at the last which caused Sam Twiston-Davies to lose an iron. On the run-in The New One was strongly challenged by My Tent or Yours and beaten half a length after what Daily Telegraph described as "the best hurdle race run in England or Ireland this season". Nigel Twiston-Davies felt that the slow pace of the race had not favoured his horse's chances and said that he would probably run a pacemaker in the Champion Hurdle. In the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on 11 March, The New One started the 100/30 third favourite behind Hurricane Fly and My Tent Or Yours. He appeared to be travelling well when he was badly hampered by the fall of Our Conor at the third hurdle and dropped to the back of the field. He stayed on strongly in the closing stages and finished third, beaten a neck and two and a half lengths by Jezki and My Tent Or Yours. On 3 April, The New One started the 4/9 favourite in his second attempt to win the Aintree Hurdle. He tracked the leaders before overtaking the leader Rock On Ruby after the second last hurdle and looked likely to win easily. In the closing stages however, Rock On Ruby rallied strongly and The New One had to be driven out strongly by Sam Twiston-Davies to maintain his advantage and win by a head. 2014/2015 National Hunt season The New One began his fourth season in the williamhill.com Hurdle at Kempton on 19 October. Conceding at least eight pounds to his six opponents he started at odds of 2/11 and won by two and a quarter lengths from Hint of Mint, with Twiston-Davies easing him down in the closing stages. On 22 November The New One started the 1/3 favorite for the Betfair Price Rush Hurdle, a newly instituted two mile hurdle race on soft ground at Haydock. The gelding raced in second before taking the lead after the final flight and accelerating away