Twiston-Davies treasures ‘amazing’ memories of The New One

Prolific hurdler died in retirement after bout of colic.
Sam Twiston-Davies has paid tribute to former Cheltenham Festival winner The New One, who died on Saturday following a bout of colic. The Grade One-winning rider partnered the King’s Theatre gelding, trained by his dad Nigel, in 35 of his 40 races – winning 18 times. Stable lad Wayne Jones announced that the 12 year-old had died, having looked after him throughout his racing career and since his retirement in 2018 too.Will miss you my friend thank you for the amazing memories i shall never forget. R.I.P The New One
— Sam Twiston-Davies (@samtwiston) October 31, 2020pic.twitter.com/n49cuyf7m9
Twiston-Davies said: “It is incredibly sad, because we had him his whole training career from a three-year-old until he was 10. We were incredibly lucky to have him, and we now just have to remember all the amazing days he has given us. “Wayne Jones looked after him from day one until the very last day. Wayne now works for (trainer) Dr (Richard) Newland but he still rode him out every day and made sure he was well cared for. “We will always have good memories and will treasure them. This horse did wonders for me and wonders for our yard. He kept us in the limelight when there wasn’t much else going on. “It is just incredibly sad that I didn’t get to thank him as much as I would have liked to, or that he didn’t get to enjoy his retirement as much as you would have liked him to. He deserved to be treasured for years. “
The New One wins a third https://t.co/tfVwweUQKs International Hurdle under Richard Johnson. Birds Nest and Relkeel the other triple winners pic.twitter.com/CbcYC0xQ5k
— CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) December 10, 2016
The New One wins his fourth Unibet Champion Hurdle Trial Hurdle for @NigelTwistonDav pic.twitter.com/DWCF46xmKx
— Haydock Park Races (@haydockraces) January 20, 2018
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