EAST Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison is dreaming of Gold Cup glory with Sweet Selection after the mare made a flying start to the new campaign by landing the Longines Sagaro Stakes at Ascot.

Stepping up to Group 3 company on her reappearance, last year’s Cesarewitch winner was sent for home by Silvestre de Sousa coming off the final bend in the two-mile contest and galloped all the way to the line for a comfortable one-and-a-half-length verdict over Prince Of Arran.

Morrison said: “Obviously she’s come back a bigger, stronger and better mare this year.

“We’ll go for the Gold Cup (at Royal Ascot) now. Whether we run again in between, probably not.”

Wantage trainer Henry Candy landed a near 10-1 double at Goodwood with Vibrant Chords (5-1) and Queen Of Time (4-5 favourite).

Tom Marquand was on board Vibrant Chords, who finished strongly to take a five-furlong handicap by three-quarters of a length, while Kieran Shoemark piloted Queen Of Time to a length-and-a-quarter triumph in a seven-furlong maiden stakes.

Mick Channon’s West Ilsley stables also struck at the Sussex track when October Storm came sweeping through under Graham Lee to claim a mile-and-six-furlong handicap by three lengths.

Earlier in the week, Masterson completed a hat-trick of wins on the Flat for the yard by dead-heating with Denmead in an extended two-mile handicap at Wolverhampton.

Whatcombe trainer Paul Cole and jockey David Probert teamed up to land a 48-1 double at Chepstow with Arctic Sea (9-2) and Zambezi Queen (8-1).

Arctic Sea followed up his Kempton win with a neck verdict over War Chief in a mile handicap, and half an hour later Zambezi Queen opened her account by romping home five lengths clear of her rivals in a six-furlong handicap.

Compton handler Geoffrey Deacon praised jockey Cameron Noble after he galvanised Picket Line to claim a nose success over Viva Verglas in a six-furlong apprentice handicap at Kempton.

He said: “I thought Cameron gave him a super ride. Things didn’t go to plan at all, but he didn’t panic and took his time.”

And Blewbury trainer Eve Johnson Houghton’s decision to step Miss Inga Sock up in trip was rewarded with a head victory over Sir Jack in a mile