Dubai Duty Free Jumeirah Creekside Hotel Alleged Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 14.99s

(3)

Buckhurst¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 111| CD

13/8

Dual C&D Group 3 winner last season; only narrowly denied on return at Navan earlier this month in Listed company but forced to carry a penalty here and may struggle to concede weight to some of these.

Form: 52112-2

(4)

Numerian¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 105| D

5/1

Got the better of Sir Dragonet at Naas in March and finished ahead of Latrobe in a recent Group 2 here; 3lb better off at the weights with that rival here and still seemingly progressing.

Form: 6322-13

(1)

Sir Dragonet⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 114| BF

10/11

Hasn't won since his Chester Vase success prior to a good fifth in last year's Derby (beaten just ¾L); not seen to best effect when delivered late in the Wolferton Stakes at Royal Ascot but remains with potential and could be the class act in here.

Form: 1544-22

Non-Runners

(2)

Latrobe¹⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

(5)

Trais Fluors¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: K J Condon J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Sir Dragonet (10/11), Buckhurst (13/8), Numerian (5/1), Trais Fluors (5/1), Latrobe (11/2)

Aidan O'Brien has won the last two renewals of this race and he's taken to make it a hat-trick with SIR DRAGONET who seemed unlucky at Royal Ascot earlier this month. That effort suggested he retains all his ability and he can reverse form with Numerian from earlier in the season.