Trained by Harry Eustace out of Newmarket, one of British racing's most famous training centres, High Chieftain competes at Class 5 level, which is essentially the entry tier of British flat racing. That's not a criticism — every horse has to find its level — but it does mean the bar for winning is as low as it gets, which makes the fact that it has gone 0 from 3 at that grade something the team will want to address. Eustace's yard has been in decent form this season, sending out 24 winners, so the expertise is clearly there.
What's encouraging is that High Chieftain raced just yesterday and ran fourth in its most recent outing — a step up from the seventh we saw before that. The form figures of 7, missed race, 4, 2, 8 read like a horse still finding its feet rather than one going backwards. A second place on the board suggests it can compete; it just hasn't been able to get to the front at the right moment. At three years old, there's still time, and plenty of horses take a handful of races to figure out what's being asked of them before things click.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 27 Feb | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 21 Jan | 0% |