El Misk can get back to winning ways at Kempton after pair of seconds

El Misk can return to winning ways in the 32Red Handicap at Kempton today.

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.

Roberthavlinisbackaboard, having been in the saddle for El Misk’s convincing course-anddistance victory at the start of last month.

Since then, the three-yearold 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 fourrunner 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 all-weather 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.

The early arrivals at Nottingham can get themselves off to a winning start if they side with Bobby The Great in the opening EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes.

Mark Johnston’s well-bred colt ran as if sure to improve from his Newmarket debut last week, and this looks an easier opportunity.