Baaeed's brother makes impressive winning debut for Shadwell and Owen Burrows

There was plenty of buzz surrounding the debut of Raaheeb and the Shadwell homebred more than lived up to the hype with an impressive maiden win for Owen Burrows. 

The Sea The Stars juvenile is a brother to Group 1 winners Baaeed and Hukum and the mind trust behind Shadwell's operation, including owner Sheikha Hissa, descended on Ascot to see if their newcomer could justify favouritism in the 7f contest.

While Raaheeb needed some persuasion to enter the stalls, there was little cause for concern once the gates opened as the 7-4 shot travelled smoothly into contention before scoring by a length and a quarter over Pompette. 

"He's got a very laid-back attitude and I thought from that draw in stall one he was very professional," Burrows said. "He got a lot of cover but he travelled well and went through the race very pleasingly. 

"No horse is going to quicken in this ground too much but he lengthened and hit the line strongly. He's a miler now, and I think he'll be a mile-and-a-quarter, or a mile-and-a-half horse next year. 

"Once he switches on he'll be better. Jim [Crowley] said going under the tunnel there he tripped twice because he was half asleep, but that's a good way to have them at this stage."

Sheikha Hissa with Ascot winner RaaheebCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Raaheeb is entered in the Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket on September 27, for which he was cut to 16-1 (from 25) by Paddy Power, but he is unlikely to be campaigned aggressively this season according to Shadwell's racing manager Angus Gold.

"The Royal Lodge would be straight into deeper territory," said Gold. "I'd have loved to have gone for the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Stakes but that's even quicker and that's a no-no. There's possibly the Somerville Tattersall Stakes [on September 25] but we'll just go gently with him.

"He's a big, raw horse and it's more about the future. It's just lovely to see he's got the ability to do that first time."

Hampson collects

Brodie Hampson's landmark season hit a new high after she took the spoils in the lady amateur jockeys' handicap on Walsingham.

The 31-year-old rider was scoring for just the second time at the Berkshire track and sealed a hat-trick for the Mick Appleby-trained five-year-old, who won by a length and a quarter. 

Walsingham completes a hat-trick under Brodie HampsonCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

"He travelled really well and did it nicely," Hampson said. "Us amateurs don't ride too much but when they put big races on at places like this it's lovely. 

"It's been a great season. That's my seventh winner and I've ridden out my claim this year too, so it's brilliant."

Vamos victory

Raaheeb was not the only debutant to make a striking impression as El Vamos scooted home under Billy Loughnane to land the mile fillies' maiden for George Boughey.

"She hit the line well and I imagine she'd be even better if something could have taken me into the race for longer," said Loughnane. 

El Vamos flies home in the mile fillies' maiden for George BougheyCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

"I don't think she'll have any problems staying further. There will be some nice options off the back of this."

Hickory clocks another win

Hickory had subsequent Group 1 winner Qirat behind him when he won the Victoria Cup at Ascot in May and saw off some fair competition to gain a second course win in the 7f classified stakes. 

The consistent seven-year-old beat the progressive Fondo Blanco by a length and a quarter for Jamie and Saffie Osborne.

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