Kaiya Fraser produced a brilliant ride to land the Coral Vintage Stakes at Goodwood aboard the unbeaten Dr Rascal and celebrated the biggest victory of his career in the process.

The winning jockey had endured the nasty experience of being pulled from the saddle of the Oliver Cole-trained colt by the bite of a loose horse before remounting to win at Ascot earlier this month.

On this occasion the 23-year-old held his nerve to squeeze through a narrow gap on the rails on the inside of David Egan on Pikachu a furlong from home, delivering the son of Sottsass to land the spoils at 13-2 by half a length from the Aidan O’Brien-trained Haffner.

The 5/4 favourite Al Hudaiba, winner of the Superlative Stakes earlier this month, once again looked a difficult ride, with William Buick struggling to get him going before finishing a close third.

Fraser said: “It means everything, this is what we wake up for every morning.

“I’ve put so much hard work in to get where I am today and all the people around who have helped me – my agent James Forrest and all the owners and trainers who put me up. I’m very grateful to them and I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them.

“I am delighted, first group winner – in a Group 2 on a very nice two-year-old. Dr Rascal is obviously quick enough as a two-year-old, but in time you would think he might stay a trip. He is by Sottsass, so we are looking forward to what the future holds for him.”

Oliver Cole, who trains Dr Rascal for owner/breeders Charlie Rosier and Mrs Julia Rosier, said: “I was always quietly confident. I was not very nervous before the race, which was quite a good thing because I have a lot of faith in this horse. It was almost another unlucky run after Dr Rascal got loose before Ascot, whereas today he almost got mullered up the straight, but has still won.

“He is a very good horse. We will probably look to the Dewhurst or something like that; he has so much class and so much speed, and he is very well bred. We are very lucky to have him in our stable."

Cole previously trained in partnership with his father Paul and took over the licence himself in June of last year.

He continued: "In my first complete year as a trainer, this means a lot. It is not just me; there is a big group at home who work so hard, and I am very proud of all of them."