Racecards
15:25 Yarmouth
Howards Handicap (Class F)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 21y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 60-0100
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey L Treadwell
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5-34500
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
held up, never troubled leaders
Kind Emperor
37- Form 00000-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer P Gilligan
- Jockey A Mackay
made all, ridden 3f out, hung right from over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 4004
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up, never troubled leaders
- Form 026500
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey M Fenton
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer
- Form 006-050
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 0-04153
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey C Lowther
slowly into stride, always toward rear
- Form 4300-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey J F Egan
tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
Alsyati
16- Form 00-5350
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey P Robinson
raced keen, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, not reach leaders
Duc's Dream
62- Form 10-3605
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D Morris
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong
- Form 000-400
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
El Pedro
5- Form 502300
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear
Ballare (IRE)
208- Form 500025-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Bob Jones
- Jockey Dean McKeown
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace
Husky (POL)
14- Form 0-03020
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
pulled hard, close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 00666-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey G Carter
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
A modest handicap where cases can be made for a good handful of the field, but Compton Aviator just edges the vote over Kind Emperor, My Maite and Companion. The Tony Carroll-trained gelding has been kept busy of late and has fared better than his form figures would suggest. He gets in here off a fair mark and can confirm recent course form with Scenic Lady on these terms. Kind Emperor will be popular after dead-heating here on his reappearance, but he has never been the most consistent of performers and cannot be relied upon to show the same resolution again today from a 3lb higher mark. His claims are best limited to each-way money today, along with Companion, who holds the ability to go close at this level, but is a better horse on the all weather.