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Rubaud was made to fight hard for a BetMGM Elite Hurdle hat-trick, as Paul Nicholls enjoyed a treble at Wincanton on Saturday.

The Ditcheat handler has won the Grade Two contest a record 11 times and although the likes of Azertyuiop (2011), Celestial Halo (2009 and 2011) and Zarkandar (2012) have all claimed this prize, dual-purpose star Rubaud has made it his own in recent years.

Although not at his very best, his class came to the fore as the 1-8 favourite answered every call from Harry Cobden to register a length success over James Owen’s likeable Hamlet’s Night.

Nicholls said: “He had a very hard race the other day at Kempton, and he knew he had a race, it took a while for him to get over it.

“I could tell in the paddock that he didn’t look great in his coat, and he has been a bit flat this week. We have had to do the best we could to get him right.

“When we went to Kempton, he had a lot of hard work and he was ready for his life. This week we have had to do things a bit different to freshen him up. He is a good horse that is tough and keeps galloping.

“It’s a testament to him and what a class horse he is that he can come back from a very hard race and win today.”

Rubaud could now revert to the larger obstacles, with Nicholls adding: “We know he is not going to win a Christmas Hurdle, so I don’t want to waste a run. He has won two good races now and if he doesn’t run until after Christmas, I don’t mind.

“He is the sort that could run well in the Silviniaco Conti Chase over two and a half miles as he won the Pendil at Kempton last season.

“There are no more Grade Twos like this until the Kingwell Hurdle back here or the International Hurdle at Cheltenham. The ground could be too soft for him there, but the Kingwell will be a possibility.”

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