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Double Rush led home one-two for trainer Charlie Hills in the curtain-raising bet365 Handicap on Craven Stakes day at Newmarket.

A winner on the all-weather at Wolverhampton little bit over a fortnight earlier, Double Rush was a 9-4 favourite to act on his handicap launching in the hands of Jason Watson and overcame stablemate Bob Mali by a length and a quarter.

Hills stated of the winner: "He won his newbie extremely well in a great time at Wolverhampton and I think he's going to be a great, improving three-year-old through the season.

"Some of our horses weren't best last season, so he had a great mark actually. He most likely didn't manage the track that well today and a flatter track will fit him better.

"There's a valuable handicap at York a week or two before Royal Ascot and we might intend him for that, however we'll see how he improves and take it step by action."

John and Thady Gosden rapidly followed up their win in the function Craven Stakes by saddling Swiss Lightning (2-1 preferred) to take the Rossdales Maiden Fillies' Stakes in determined fashion.

Double Rush winning the opening race at Newmarket on Wednesday (Mike Egerton/PA)

Making just her second start, the Lordship Stud stud-owned child of Night Of Thunder revealed an to come out on top in an awesome three-way finish.

"We offered her an experience of the racecourse at the end of last year, however it was heavy ground and she didn't like it, she was a bit weak and the jockey cared for her and she has succeeded today as it wasn't the plan and there was no rate, it was an unpleasant race - she looked a bit chewy at an early stage however settled into it.

"That was over seven and it quite felt like we should remain at 7 and don't return to 6 and not increase to a mile, so we'll have a great appearance. I wouldn't desire to rush her back from that as she's had a hard adequate race, however you have actually got to be pleased with her.

"She showed a great mindset since she hit the front, then wasn't sure what she was implied to be doing, however she didn't quit. Ryan (Moore, on Richard Hannon's runner-up Stellenbosch) had the rail which's a huge benefit with these inexperienced fillies."

Stallion Ten Sovereigns had the one-two in the concluding Watch Live Racing At bet365 Handicap as Harry Charlton's Ten Pounds (5-1) saw off Tom Clover's 5-4 favourite Fifty Nifty in the hands of Trevor Whelan.