Taking another step up the ladder on Saturday, Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's Sallaal (Frankel) made light work of his sternest test in Haydock's G3 Rose Of Lancaster Stakes.Sent off the 1-2 favourite for this 10-furlong feature coming off an easy Epsom handicap success on Oaks day and a follow-up in Sandown's Gala Stakes, the Roger Varian-trained half-brother to Benbatl and Elmalka tracked the pace and when the button was pushed responded to take command 1 1/2 furlongs out. Asserting in the run to the line, the homebred had 1 3/4 lengths to spare over Sea Scout (Sea The Stars) with Nahraan (Make Believe) another length away in third as Convergent (Fascinating Rock) disappointed again tailed off last of the quartet.“It's probably the slowest he's been in a race, but he behaved really well,” jockey Ray Dawson said. “I'm delighted with his progression–Tony Procter rides him out and he's done magic with him and got him really relaxed and calm. He keeps progressing and he stays very well and has a good cruising speed. The race worked against him today, as it turned into a sprint and he's not a sprinter but he was hard to pull up.” blossoms in the @betway Rose of Lancaster Stakes @haydockraces @varianstable's inmate takes within his stride a step up in class from winning a Listed race @Sandownpark with a no-nonsense performance under @Raydawson101 pic.twitter.com/qlfHRBI7UB— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 8, 2026The post Sallaal Bosses The Rose Of Lancaster appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.