APPRENTICE Leeshelle Small’s impending link with Brad Widdup could not have got off to a better start. The New Zealand expatriate is soon to join the leading Hawkesbury trainer after a successful stint in the country with Scone trainer Rod Northam, and Widdup took the opportunity to book her for Bondi Blossom at Newcastle yesterday. Small’s 3kg provincial allowance came in handy as Bondi Blossom ($5.50) edged out Newcastle pair, Jason Deamer’s Rose Water ($18) and Kris Lees’