Saamidd emerges at Newbury

Godolphin unveiled a most exciting two-year-old prospect in the opening race at Newbury today.

Saamidd, from the family of Barathea and Gossamer, was sent off at 11-4 in what looked a decent field for division one of the Don Deadman Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes.

But Frankie Dettori only needed to give Saamidd a little squeeze with two furlongs to run to trigger an instant response, with the pair ending up seven lengths clear.

Totesport and Sky Bet were impressed enough to introduce the colt at 20-1 for next year's 2000 Guineas.

"He came here with a big reputation and he didn't let me down," said Dettori.

"He gave me a good feel. I don't know what he beat, but he did it in style."

Division two went to another choicely-bred newcomer in the shape of the John Gosden-trained Treasury Devil (9-4).

The son of Crystal Music has already been given some high-profile entries and will have done little to dissuade connections after William Buick surged to the front with a couple of furlongs to run.

The 5-4 favourite General Synod got going all too late and eventually finished three-quarters of a length adrift.

Treasury Devil's owner and breeder Lady Lloyd Webber said: "We tried to sell him at Saratoga but we valued him very highly because of his pedigree.

"William said he had to go to the front at that time as the horse had all the gears and did everything right."

Eight-year-old Foxhaven is no longer the force he was but Patrick Chamings' veteran was good enough for the Christopher Smith Associates Claiming Stakes.

Foxhaven has won two Listed events in his time and travelled particularly strongly as the 11-8 favourite.

Although he looked the winner two from home, he still needed to be bustled along by Jim Crowley to get home in front, a length in front of Lang Shining.

Buick and Gosden later combined for a double in the extended mile-and-five-furlong Punter Southall Transaction Services Handicap.

Kansai Spirit (5-1) took nine races to break his duck, in a maiden at Lingfield last time, but it appears extreme distances suit him and he was always moving kindly for Buick, eventually came two and a quarter lengths clear in the closing stages.

"He stays well and he liked the ground," said Buick.

There was a Rule Four deduction of 25p in the pound for all bets struck on the favourite Mountain Hiker, who refused to go into the stalls.

Electric Waves took in her stride the step up to Listed company with an impressive performance in the Bathwick Tyres St Hugh's Stakes.

Sent off at 10-1 following small-race victories at Warwick and Haydock, Ed McMahon's juvenile jumped out well and was soon on the heels of the early leaders.

Richard Mullen asked his mount to find an extra gear passing the furlong marker and she soon put the race to bed, coming home a length and a quarter ahead of the staying-on Sweet Cecily.

Hooray, the 6-5 favourite, was disappointing.

McMahon said: "I think the ground has helped her a little.

"Coming on off a mark of 88, on paper you'd think she'd have run well if she was third or fourth, but she's a filly that hasn't stopped improving.

"It was a bit of a shot in the dark but we've taken our chance and it's paid off.

"I should think there might be some offers for her after this, so we'll have to wait and see."