Alflaila stands out in Pontefract feature

ALFLAILA can secure Listed gold in the Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Pomfret Stakes at Pontefract.

Owen Burrows’ charge has obviously always been quite highly regarded, running in some competitive juvenile races before rounding off his 2021 campaign when a well-beaten sixth behind Coroebus in a Newmarket Group Three.

Dropped to handicap company on his seasonal bow at Ascot, Alflaila was a cosy three-and-a-quarterlength victor, sending his rating back up to 109 and securing a run in the Jersey Stakes at the Royal meeting.

He cut little ice there as he was slowly away and gave himself far too much to do over seven furlongs, with a switch back up to a mile on his most recent run at Newmarket looking much more up his alley.

Alflaila was up against it with Mighty Ulysses in that Listed affair, but in all-aged company here, he is getting a handy allowance which combined with his optimal distance and going, should put him in the driving seat.

Dubai Station can regain the winning thread in the Betsi Handicap at Chelmsford.

He won over the same six furlongs back in May, seeing off Popmaster by half a length to book his place in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot.

Dubai Station raced prominently there but dropped away tamely at the finish, eventually coming home 10 lengths behind the winner Rohaan, with his old rival Popmaster in second.

Clearly he was not at his best that day, but dropped 2lb to a mark of 98 and returning to a familiar course and distance, Dubai Station can bounce back for Robert Cowell.

Rogue Missile should be able to open her account in the IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes.

The four-year-old did not make it to the track until May, but she has shown promise in finishing third on her debut over seven furlongs before improving marginally to take second last time out dropped to six furlongs.

Beaten just a head on that occasion, she will not have to improve too much to triumph in this heat.