held up towards rear, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on well
behind, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, never able to challenge
chased leaders, lost place well over 2f out
prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
tracked leaders, driven and effort over 3f out, hard ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, eased over 3f out
led until over 4f out, soon weakened
All Guns Firing just about sets the standard but DUBAI CREEK ran well last time and gets the vote, with Cozy Tiger next best. Donald McCain's charge responded well to pressure before finding a well-backed favourite too good here last time, but today's extra furlong could bring about further improvement so this son of Cape Cross should be hard to beat with Paul Hanagan taking the ride once more. All Guns Firing is more exposed than our pick and the maiden in which he took second last time looked an average affair, but Declan Carroll's charge still sets the standard on the pick of his efforts and goes well here, so he's fancied to fill second ahead of Cozy Tiger. The five-year-old makes his debut here but on breeding he should act on the surface, so whilst he'll need to improve upon a last time out second to figure that remains possible. In a weak affair the three named look to have by far the most solid credentials, with the unexposed Try Cat having over ten lengths to find with our pick on their meeting last time and Flannel looking moderate at best. Haka Dancer was ahead of Try Cat last time but is no certainty to repeat that and looks held behind the principles, whilst Ta Aleem was a very cheap purchase for new connections and needs to improve plenty. A less than competitive contest, but one that provides Dubai Creek with a seemingly straightforward opportunity to score.
Cozy Tiger (USA) 13-2 (9-7) Pulled hard in rear, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Buxted (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.
Haka Dancer (USA) 14-1 (9-6) Prominent, lost place over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 9, 12l behind Ask The Oracle (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs.
All Guns Firing (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Stormy Summer (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Dubai Creek (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Ask The Oracle (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Flannel (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, challenging over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Venture Capitalist (8-12) at Southwell 2m mdn stks (5) fbs.
Ta Aleem 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leading pair until over 6f out, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off, eased, last of 5, 43l behind Entreat (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Try Cat 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, ran green, always towards rear, 7th of 9, 14l behind Ask The Oracle (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Railway Park (IRE) 80-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, headway 9f out, tracking leaders 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 10l behind Ask The Oracle (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs.
