always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, headed post
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway 6f out, pushed along and weakened 3f out
always prominent, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led 5f out, headed 3f out, ridden 2f out, still every chance inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway 6f out, came wide entering straight, every chance over 2f out, no impression when switched left well over 1f out
ran green in rear early, never near leaders
mid-division, headway 5f out, stumbled over 2f out, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never near leaders
led until 5f out, weakened over 3f out
mid-division, came wide entering straight and headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, ran on to lead post
The market should as always give us valuable clues to this bumper, but on the face of it High Altitude showed enough on debut to suggest he can win it, with newcomers Oasis Blue and Catiline others who can go well. High Altitude stayed on well for second on his first public appearance at Newbury earlier in the month, and this entry suggests he has come out of that race well. Alan King is in form and has a decent record here and we take that run to have him spot on for this. Oasis Blue will be popular with Martin Pipe in such good form and a win for the debutante would be no major shock. He will be fit and with some Roselier in his bloodlines then he should handle cut well enough, so he is respected. Of the others Catiline makes the trip from Ireland and will be given plenty of encouragement to perform well from Mick Fitzgerald, so he to is respected, but we liked the look of High Altitude at Newbury and he fits the bill for us here.
