Racecards
16:05 Uttoxeter
Britannia Building Society English Summer National (A Showcase Handicap Chase) (Class B)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 4m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form P125/P-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
led to 5th, stayed prominent, mistake 9th, soon ridden and lost place, behind when pulled up before 11th
- Form 04F0P6-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up, headway 12th, left disputing 2nd 20th, ridden and every chance 2 out, edged left last, no extra flat
- 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
- Form 5U4U-32
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
mid-division, headway 11th, left disputing 2nd 20th, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 40542-5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey A Dobbin
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 20th
- Form 12P1-11
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
Berlin Blue
53- Form 4/03PF-6
- Age 10
- Weight 10-4
mid-division, reminders 8th, headway 10th, weakened 19th
- Form 35/P211-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Durack
soon prominent, led 8th to 19th, close 2nd when fell 20th
- Form 15P5-54
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
prominent, led 5th, not fluent 7th, headed next, weakened 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 1341-24
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders, lost place 13th, no danger after
- Form F25-32F
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
mid-division, headway 10th, disputing 2nd when ran out 16th
- Form 052-2P1
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
prominent, lost place 3rd, soon behind, mistake 16th, kept on from 4 out, never troubled leaders
Lisdante (IRE)
150- Form 42163P-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey W Marston
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.