Dubai Duty Free Jumeirah Creekside Hotel Alleged Stakes (Group 3)
4YO plus  |  Class 1  |  1m 2f  |  Good (Straight Course: Good, Good to Yielding in places)  |  3 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
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.
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.
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.
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.