to win by two and three quarter lengths from Zamdy Man. Nigel Twiston-Davies said "His jumping was superb and I think we've got everything right now... I'm very excited – bring on the others!". Sam Twiston-Davies expressed his satisfaction with the way that the gelding had handled the soft ground and said that "on better ground the world is his oyster". On 13 December The New One started 4/7 favourite as he attempted to repeat his 2013 success in the International Hurdle. He raced behind the clear leader Zamdy Man before taking the lead at the final hurdle and accelerating away to win by four and a half lengths from Vaniteux. After the race his trainer said that The New One "wasn't flashy but he got the job done and did it very, very well". On 17 January, The New One started the 1/6 favourite for the Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock. Conceding eight pounds to six opponents of heavy ground, he jumped to the right at several hurdles, but gained the advantage on the run-in and won from the five-year-old Bertimont. The Racing Post described the performance as "unconvincing" and Sam Twiston-Davias admitted "I never imagined it being as hard as that." Nigel Twiston Davies, however, remained optimistic, pointing out that the ground was extremely testing and that the gelding had demonstrated his battling qualities in his first serious test of the season. In the 2015 Champion Hurdle on 10 March, The New One was the most fancied British contenders, starting the 100/30 second favourite, but faced a strong Irish challenge from Hurricane Fly, Jezki and Faugheen. Despite jumping to the right again he was in contention for most of the race, tracking the leader Faugheen. He began to struggle approaching the final hurdle, and finished fifth behind Faugheen, Arctic Fire, Hurricane Fly and Jezki, beaten nine lengths by the winner. 2015/2016 National Hunt season In the following season The New One was sent odds-on favourite for his usual starting race, the Kempton Listed williamhill.com Hurdle. In the five-runner field he gave an weight advantage of eight pounds to three rivals and seven pounds to the eventual runner-up. After tracking the leaders for most part of the race at a slow pace, he sprinted for home at the last hurdle to win by two lengths and completed a hat-trick of this race. He then competed in the Grade 1