Ship masters Sagaro rivals at Ascot

Fresh from finishing third in the National Hunt trainers’ championship, Alan King sent out his first Group winner on the level as Shipmaster landed the Woodcote Stud Sagaro Stakes at Ascot.

The two-mile event has been won by notable stayers such as Double Trigger and Alcazar in recent years, and King’s son of Slip Anchor added his name to the roll of honour with a gritty display under Richard Hughes.