EXCITING three-year-old Calyx was expected to extend his unbeaten record with victory in the Group 2 Armstrong Aggregates Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock last Saturday but instead the 2/13 favourite put in a clearly below-par performance and had to settle for the runner-up spot.

It was the Kevin Ryan-trained Hello Youmzain who landed the spoils, taking his record to three wins from five
starts.