The trotter hopped, skipped and bobbled his way up the Ashburton straight as driver Ricky May desperately tried to keep him in his gait.
The scene would have provided plenty of nerve-wracking moments for favourite punters, but they were rewarded when he edged in front of President Roydon to win the 3yr-old trotters' final.
Before his rocky home-stretch journey, the Greg and Nina Hope-trained squaregaiter worked forward after what could only be described as the most shambolic and bizarre Jewels start ever seen.
A good portion of the field, including Enghien, was well out of the mobile gate at release point in what looked like a possible false start, but the red did not flash.
The shambolic scene was made worse with horses galloping into and beyond the first turn, which meant May had to pick a careful path to land Enghien outside early leader President Roydon going down the back straight.
The pair set down to an epic home-straight battle that was as as odd as the start of the race.
President Roydon, solid in his gait and driven hard by Mark Purdon, was in total contrast to Enghien, who was being carefully nursed by May.
Despite his horse trotting roughly, May felt he had the situation in control.
``To be fair he was doing it easy enough.
``I just didn't want to take any risks. He was going to win and that was the main thing.''
May's arrival at the Ashburton track on Saturday was even more bizarre than the straggly start to the race. The reinsman was knocked over and hit the ground when a car reversed into him before the meeting started.
He shook off the incident and, after being cleared by the race day's St. John's ambulance crew, fulfilled his driving engagements.
Like May, David Butt required medical clearance before driving his 4yr-old trotting Jewels winner, Wilma's Mate.
Butt received his clearance on Friday, after experiencing vertigo in the days leading up to the meeting.
Butt got his clearance after the condition, which he said was probably caused by a virus, improved leading into the Jewels.
The reinsman put those dramas behind him once he hit the track as he took Wilma's Mate to the lead halfway through the race after being forced to take an early trail behind Gentleman George.
From there, Butt and Wilma's Mate played catch me if you can and their rivals simply could not reel them in.
Joshua Dickie used similar front-running tactics to win on Paramount King in the 2yr-old trotters' final.
Dickie took his trotter to the front at almost the same point Wilma's Mate would later in the day and, like his counterpart, Paramount King could not be caught.
The North Islander proved too good on the day for Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson's trio of race runners.
Majestic Man did the best of them, battling into fourth, ahead of fifth-placed Springbank Lachie and eighth-placed Majestic Connes.
Jack's Legend was the only other North Island horse to win on Jewels day when he claimed the 3yr-old male pacers' final for driver Zac Butcher and trainer Barry Purdon.
Otago rep Eamon Maguire ran a respectable seventh from his horror barrier 9 draw.
