- Rubaud fought for the hand of Paul Nicholls 14th Victoria in Pendil Novices' Chase
- The coach says he is “absolutely delighted” as he praised the “beautiful horse”
Even for Paul Nicholls standards, this was incredible. Kempton will always occupy a special place in his affections and the link of the master coach with the course was strengthened thanks to the remarkable Rubaud.
The boxing day has been when Nicholls has tended to make HEO in Kempton, with 13 victories at King Jorge VI Chase, but that is no longer the race in which he has his best history.
That Christmas show is now located behind the rookies of Pendil de Ladbrokes, a second -degree informative degree in two and a half miles in 1965, after Rubaud became the 14th horse he has made to win it.
What makes this sequence even more remarkable is that Nicholls only won it for the first time in 2006, but obtained the same kick as Rubaud, the 11/10 favorite, defending Dan Skelton's Boombawn in the final stages.
Nicholls, in all likelihood, will see Skelton win the trainers championship that he encodes this spring, but that does not mean that his stable will be on the periphery in the great festivals.
“I am absolutely delighted with that,” Nicholls excited. 'We have always run good horses in this race and, believe me, it's a good horse.
Rubaud defended himself at the hand of Paul Nicholls 14a Victoria in the persecution of Pendil's newbies in Kempton
The master coach's link with the course was strengthened thanks to the remarkable Rubaud
'In what you've seen there, he has a class. Rubaud hated that terrain (soft with the rain) and I did not think there was the possibility that he could gain his back, but he did it brilliantly. It will be better miles on a decent surface.
Built by Harry Cobden, Rubaud had not won the fences before, but Nicholls will save him for the persecution of the Degree One Manifesto in Aintree on April 3, two days before Corra Kando Kid Corrao in the Grand National of Randox.
There were great performances in Kempton by Kateate Dori in Ladbrokes Chase and Tripoli Flyer in the obstacle of Dovecote's rookies.
However, the exhibition was the exhibition in Ireland of Nick Rockett, who achieved the Bobbyjo persecution in Fairyhouse for Willie Mullins.