tracked leaders, ridden wide back straight, mistake 3 out, ridden before lst, kept on and no impression
tracked clear leader, challenged on bit last, shaken up to led run-in, kept on strongly, driven out
led and keen, clear from 2nd, ridden before last, headed run-in, kept on
held up towards rear and in touch, one pace and lost 4th towards finish
in rear, ridden before laast one pace, went 4th towards finish, no impression
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THE NEW ONE should outclass these before heading for better things. Nigel Twiston-Davies' hurdling star, probably unlucky when third in the Champion Hurdle, made amends at Aintree and showed his wellbeing with a comfortable victory at Kempton on his reappearance. He's as low as 3/1 for the Cheltenham championship event and though up against some talented opposition here should have a nice prep for whatever comes next. Melodic Rendezvouz is only rated 6lb behind him and though a Grade1 and triple Grade 2 winner he ended the last campaign on a low and was well behind the selection at Cheltenham. The five-year-old Zamdy Man completed a hat-trick at the turn of last year but hasn't been seen since January but the year younger Hawk High, who landed the Fred Winter at the Festival, reappeared with a superb victory under a big weight at Aintree and is likely to continue his progress. Aurore D'Estruval looked a star of the future at Wetherby and her allowances can see her in the picture but William's Wishes is likely to be back over fences shortly.
Melodic Rendezvous 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, not fluent 9th, ridden and lost place before 3 out, well beaten next, eased, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Whisper (11-7) at Aintree 3m hdl G1 (1) gs in Apr.
The New One (IRE) 2-11fav (11-8) Held up in 4th, tracked leaders 3 out, challenged next, shaken up to lead when hit last, driven out flat, well in command towards finish, won at Kempton 2m Listed hdl (1) gs in Oct beating Hint Of Mint (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Zamdy Man 7-2 (11-11) Led to 4th, led again 4 out, pushed along before next, ridden before last, kept on run-in, won at Haydock 2m nov hdl G2 (1) hvy in Jan beating Un Temps Pour Tout (11-11) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Hawk High (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, hampered 5th, headway 2 out, soon switched left, led flat, driven out, won at Aintree 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gd in Oct beating Eagle Rock (10-8) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
William's Wishes (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, headway to lead narrowly after 8th, headed approaching 4 out, no impression before 2 out, 5th of 6, 11l behind Somersby (10-7) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp chs Grade 2 (1) gs in Nov '13.
Aurore D'estruval (FR) 10-11fav (10-12) Tracked leader, led before 5 out, clear before last, ran on strongly, won at Wetherby 2m mrs lst hdl (1) gd beating Emily Gray (10-12) by 10l, 5 ran.
