PAUL Nicholls’ enjoyed double success at Kempton last Saturday as stable jockey Harry Cobden was seen to maximum effect from the front on Solo (120+) and Rubaud (143+), with the last named the most impressive winner of the day over hurdles on the clock.

Having raced too freely in the Betfair Hurdle, Rubaud settled perfectly for Cobden on this occasion, which enabled the five-year-old to repel the late challenge of Mullenbeg (141) on his way to recording a closing sectional of 75.0secs from the third last hurdle.