El Caballo wins the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock Park

Flaming Rib () followed up his recent Listed success at Chester to land the Cazoo Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock Park.

in the Group Two contest a Royal Ascot too can book his ticket to Royal Ascot and a crack at the Group One Commonwealth Cup on Thursday, June 16.

Hugo Palmer, who took over as trainer at former Liverpool FC striker Michael Owen’s Manor House Stables in Cheshire this summer, took in the six-furlong contest.

Flaming Rib – who was winning for a sixth time in his last six runs – came out on top.

The Ribchester colt won over both five and six furlongs last season and following his win on the Roodee, grabbed a first at Group Two level will now head to the Royal meeting next month.

Karl Burke's Quiet Reflection was the last horse to win the Sandy Lane and follow up in the Commonwealth Cup in 2016. Sands Of Mali and Harry Angel both finished second at Royal Ascot in 2017 and 2018 after Sandy Lane success and Hello Youmzain was third in 2019, having won at Haydock beforehand.

Clive Cox's Whoputfiftyinyou (6-1) ran out a smart winner of the Cazoo Silver Bowl Handicap and will head to Royal Ascot for the Britannia Handicap next month.

The three-year-old son of Twilight Son was unbeaten in his three previous starts and maintained that unblemished record stepped up to a mile for the first time.

Under David Probert, Whoputfiftyinyou had to recover from a slip on the turn for home, but he looks a progressive miler following this latest success.

He came to challenge 13-8 favourite Mighty Ulysses on the run to the line and outbattled his rival to score cosily by half-a-length. The pair were well clear of the field with Outgate five-and-a-half lengths back in third and Oh Herberts Reign (18-1) a further