Twiston-Davies looking forward to Creek ride Sam Twiston-Davies is excited by the prospect of riding Rocky Creek in the Crabbie's Grand National following his victory under a big weight at Kempton on Saturday. The Paul Nicholls-trained nine-year-old defied the steadier of 11st 11lb in the BetBright Chase in some style as he bounded home by six lengths from Le Reve in the valuable handicap chase. Twiston-Davies feels Rocky Creek can now improve on his fifth in the National last year when partnered by Noel Fehily. "To jump and travel the way he did on Saturday was great to see. He's got his National weight and luckily it can't be changed," the jockey told At The Races. "He ran a blinder in the race last year. He jumped really well that day and what was nice was he nearly jumped the last in front. "This year he's been trained for the race whereas last year the Gold Cup was a bit more his aim. He seems in great form and has come out of it well. "He's got 11st 3lb at the minute. If the top-weights come out he'll get a little bit more. Even so he's a big horse and is well able to carry the weight. It was a pretty good performance on Saturday." There was no such confidence-boost for another National contender in action on Saturday as Wyck Hill got no further than the sixth fence in his bid to win the Betfred Eider Chase for the second successive year. David Bridgwater reported the 11-year-old, owned by JP McManus, to have sustained a cut and to be sore for the experience. "He was very sore on Sunday morning. The problem was they went off really quickly and I think he was just out of his comfort zone," said Bridgwater. "In hindsight we should have just let him drift back in the field and let the race come back to him. "We sort of chased it and came unstuck. It's a horse race at the end of the day. "He's got a cut on his head. It looks like he's had a right good kicking."
