El Misk set to hit Kempton target

EL MISK can return to winning ways in the 32Red Handicap at Kempton.

It will be a deserved success too for John Gosden’s colt, who has done precious little wrong as runner-up on his last two starts.

Robert Havlin is back aboard on Wednesday, having been in the saddle for El Misk’s convincing courseand-distance victory at the start of last month.

Since then, the three-year-old has had to play second fiddle to impressive Yarmouth winner Universal Order and then by just the narrowest of margins as Paths Of Glory completed a hat-trick at Wolverhampton.

Another hat-trick hopeful lies in wait here too, in the shape of Monsieur Lambrays, who will be receiving 18lb from the top weight.

He is respected, as are the other two contenders in a select four-runner field. But El Misk is the clear form pick, despite his burden, the least exposed and still appears to be improving.

Pour La Victoire can set the evening off with a bang in the Magical Fireworks Here On Saturday Evening Classified Claiming Stakes.

The nine-year-old is another who had to settle for second last time. But the Brighton specialist is an allweather winner too, off a higher mark than this, and has previously run with credit on his few Kempton visits.

Rosardo Senorita must concede 4lb and upwards all round in the Fireworks Spectacular Here On Saturday Evening Fillies’ Novice Auction Stakes.

But none of her 13 rivals appears to spell obvious danger, and she has a fine chance to go in again after her emphatic course-and-distance victory last time.

There is no compelling reason either to oppose Casa Comigo as he bids for a fourth successive win in the 32Red.com Handicap.