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16:05 Uttoxeter

Britannia Building Society English Summer National (A Showcase Handicap Chase) (Class B)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 4m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 8m 13.70s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Jurancon II (FR)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Spot Thedifference (IRE)

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Take Control (IRE)

      9/1

        1
        Silk - MAUVE and PINK check, WHITE sleeves

        Enrique (GER)

        45
        5/1
        • Form P125/P-1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        led to 5th, stayed prominent, mistake 9th, soon ridden and lost place, behind when pulled up before 11th

        2
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Take Control (IRE)

        78 v
        9/1
        • Form 04F0P6-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-7

        held up, headway 12th, left disputing 2nd 20th, ridden and every chance 2 out, edged left last, no extra flat

        3
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Spot Thedifference (IRE)

        15
        12/1
        • Form 6U0-U04
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-12

        behind, pushed along 15th, headway 17th, ridden and outpaced from next, rallied approaching 3 out, stayed on well flat

        4
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Jurancon II (FR)

        106
        9/1
        • Form 1P/1P13-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        in touch, led 19th, ridden 4 out, all out

        5
        Silk - Red and Yellow (quartered), Yellow spots on Red sleeves and cap

        General Claremont (IRE)

        30
        7/2
        • Form 5U4U-32
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-8

        mid-division, headway 11th, left disputing 2nd 20th, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching last

        6
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, diamonds on sleeves

        Lanmire Tower (IRE)

        44 b
        16/1
        • Form 40542-5
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-6

        always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 20th

        7
        Silk - DARK GREEN, YELLOW sash

        Our Jolly Swagman

        30 v
        8/1
        • Form 12P1-11
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-5

        always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 18th

        9
        Silk - MAUVE and PURPLE diabolo, PURPLE sleeves, MAUVE armlets and diamond on PURPLE cap

        Berlin Blue

        53
        8/1
        • Form 4/03PF-6
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-4

        mid-division, reminders 8th, headway 10th, weakened 19th

        11
        Silk - Yellow, Light Blue diamond, Light Blue sleeves, Yellow diamonds

        Take The Stand (IRE)

        90
        12/1
        • Form 35/P211-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-2

        soon prominent, led 8th to 19th, close 2nd when fell 20th

        13
        Silk - Yellow, Black star, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black stars

        Pessimistic Dick

        36
        16/1
        • Form 15P5-54
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-0

        prominent, led 5th, not fluent 7th, headed next, weakened 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

        14
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Bold King (FR)

        30
        25/1
        • Form 1341-24
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        tracked leaders, lost place 13th, no danger after

        15
        Silk - Red, Yellow braces and sleeves

        Wild Spice (IRE)

        20
        20/1
        • Form F25-32F
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        mid-division, headway 10th, disputing 2nd when ran out 16th

        16
        Silk - Yellow, Black Cross of Lorraine, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star

        Pettree (IRE)

        11
        25/1
        • Form 052-2P1
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0

        prominent, lost place 3rd, soon behind, mistake 16th, kept on from 4 out, never troubled leaders

        8
        NR

        Ackzo

        126 b
        • Form PP/4PFP-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-4

        Withdrawn

        10
        NR

        Lisdante (IRE)

        150
        • Form 42163P-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-2

        Nonrunner

        12
        NR

        Act In Time (IRE)

        20
        • Form P4-22P3
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A competitive affair should concern the likes of Take Control, Jurancon 11, General Claremont and Our Jolly Swagman, but Enrique is taken to beat them all. Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson are always a formidable force and they teamed up to score with this fellow at Ludlow a couple of years ago. he only had one outing last term when pulled up in the Scottish National but cam back with a bang at the Shropshire venue recently, surprisingly making most to oblige. Normally held up, Enrique is a beautiful jumper and that will stand him in good stead in the feature race on the card. Martin Pipe collected the prize 12 months ago with Stormez and now relies on Take Control, winner of last year's Scottish National but who has yet to recapture that form. The Nicolashayne maestro also saddles Jurancon 11, twice a winner here, but who would prefer soft ground. Any rain will increase his chance. General Claremont has been readied for this with two decent efforts and will not be far away, while Our Jolly Swagman is chasing a fourth successive victory and has a light weight. He also has more to do at this level though and as the likes of Ackzo and Lanmire Tower, useful as they are, have not shown enough to warrant support, we return to Enrique as the answer.