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Saturday, 12 November 2016

2016/17 Jumps Profile - Altior

Altior 6 b g High Chaparral – Monte Solaro ( Bob, Cliff,Cod, Lee,  Martin Micky,Neil ,  Peej , Steve)

LIFETIME RECORD
STARTS
WINS
2NDS
3RDS
WINNINGS
EARNINGS
BEST TS
BEST RPR
OR†
3
1
0
1
£1,560
£4,436
91
132
5
5
0
0
£109,019
£109,019
152
163
160
8
6
0
1
£110,578
£113,455




Top class hurdler who has won 6 of his 8 starts, although only last season, he finished as the highest rated British trained 2m  hurdler on a mark of 167.   He started his career on a winning note on 18 May 2014 in a 2m bumper at Market Rasen, beating Double WS 14l.  He reappeared in February 2015 at Newbury in a 2m bumper and finished 3rd beaten 3 ¼ l by Barters Hill. He then went to Punchestown for the Irish Champion Bumper and could finish only 6th , 8 ½ l behind Belshill. Since then he is unbeaten in 5 runs, The run started at Chepstow last October where he won a 2m novice hurdle by 34l from Murray Mount, then followed up at  Ascot in a similar event beating Ch’Tibello 1 ¼ l.

Stepped up in class at Cheltenham next he took a grade 2 novice hurdle by ½ l from Maputo, then at Kempton took another 2m novice hurdle by 13l from the Mullins trained Open Eagle. He finished the season in style at the Cheltenham Festival landing the Supreme novice hurdle by 7l from Min. At present he seems due to go novice chasing, and if he takes to it,will surely be a hot favourite for the Arkle come March, and if not, he can revert to hurdles and be a major player in the Champion Hurdle.

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