2021: three-year-old season
Creative Force began his second campaign in handicap races and was partnered by Buick in his first two starts. At Nemarket on 15 April he was assigned a weight of 127 pounds for a six-furlong contest and won "going away" by one and three quarter lengths from Significantly after coming from off the pace to gain the advantage in the last 110 yards.[8] Just over two weeks later, over the same course and distance, he carried 133 pounds to victory in a similar event, beating Perotto by a length after going off the 4/5 favourite.[9] James Doyle took the ride when Creative Force was moved up to Listed level for the Carnarvon Stakes at Newbury Racecourse on 15 May and started 9/4 second favourite behind the European Free Handicap winner Tactical. After tracking the leaders he went to the front approaching the final furlong and drew away in the closing stages to win "comfortably" by three lengths.[10] Charlie Appleby commented "He's a fun little horse to have around at the moment. Who knows, if he hadn't been gelded he might not be doing what he's doing now. He's there to be a racehorse and that's what he's doing now. When these sprinters get on a roll you don't know when they'll plateau out. Thankfully he's on an upward curve."[11]
On 19 June Creative Force ran for the second time at Royal Ascot and was moved up in class and distance for the Group 3 Jersey Stakes over seven furlongs on soft ground. Ridden by Doyle, he started 5/1 joint favourite alongside his stablemate Naval Crown, who was partnered by Buick. The eighteen runners split into two groups across the wide, straight course, with Creative Force settling towards the rear of those racing down the centre of the track before making progress in the last quarter mile. He gained the advantage from Naval Crown, who was racing up the stands side, inside the final furlong and kept on well to win by one and a quarter lengths.[12] Appleby said "We were hopeful on Creative Force's pedigree and what he has shown us at home in his attitude... that stepping up to seven furlongs would be within his realm, and he's gone and duly obliged today. James has given him a lovely ride. He knew he had to sit a bit patient on him stepping up over this trip and on this ground, and as James said on his way in, he is a very brave horse."[13]
Creative Force was then matched against older horses in the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket on 10 July when he started at odds of 5/1 and finished fifth behind Starman, Dragon Symbol, Oxted and Art Power, beaten two lengths by the winner. Later that month he went off favourite for the Group 2 Lennox Stakes over seven furlongs at Goodwood Racecourse but was beaten a neck into second place by the four-year-old Kinross.[14] In the Sprint Cup at Haydock Park on 4 September he stumbled exiting the starting stalls and despite staying on well in the closing stages and came home sixth behind the five-year-old gelding Emaraaty Ana.[15]
On 16 October, with Buick in the saddle, Creative Force contested the Group 1 British Champions Sprint Stakes over six furlongs on good to soft ground at Ascot and started the 11/2 third choice in the betting behind Art Power and the Wokingham Stakes winner Rohaan. The other seventeen runners included Dragon Symbol, Kinross, Nando Parrado, Glen Shiel, Thunder Moon and Brando (Prix Maurice de Gheest). Creative Force tracked the front-running Glen Shiel before gaining the advantage a furlong out and kept on well to win by a length.[16] Charlie Appleby said "At this level of sprinting it's such a tough game you can't have anything not go right. Coming along this season I felt this horse was getting the knack of sprinting... We knew Glen Shiel was the right horse to follow and as he's won over further here we knew he was going to hit the line hard. If anything was going to come from behind us and beat us then fair play to them, but they didn't."[17]
