Norman Williamson has been booked to ride Enrique in the Gala Casinos Daily Record Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday. Paul Carberry had been set to partner the Philip Hobbs-trained seven-year-old in the stamina test over four miles and one furlong. However, the Irish rider has been switched to owner Sir Robert Ogden's number one hope top-weight Marlborough after Mick Fitzgerald was found to have fractured his wrist.
With Marlborough set to try and defy 11st 12lb, most of the horses will be out of the handicap. They include Enrique who is 4lb wrong. Even so, Hobbs was delighted to have snapped up Williamson. Hobbs could be three-handed in the Ayr feature with Gunther McBride and Enrique confirmed runners and Atavistic also a possible starter.
Filed by Laura Reynolds
