The Brian and Shane Anderton-trained steeplechaser has won six of his 13 'chasing starts - impressive, but also costly as he takes on more credentialled steeplechasers in the time-honoured feature.
His wins have come around the South Island circuit, where $20,000 stakes are the norm, and his total earnings over the larger fences are a tick over $88,000.
The 9yr-old will lug 70kg around the 4250m course tomorrow, giving 1kg to Krase, who is four from nine over the steeples, including a win in the 2014 Australian Steeplechase at Sandown, and has earned $138,000.
There is another 2kg back to Tobouggie Nights - a winner of five of 31 steeple starts, and more than $387,000 in earnings.
While his best form is three years ago, winning the Von Doussa and Great Eastern Steeplechases in consecutive starts in 2012, it demonstrates the challenge ahead of High Forty.
Shane Anderton was surprised to hear the stakes discrepancies from jumps statistician Chris McQuaid, but was philosophical about the weights situation, which also sees his charge give 4kg to last year's Koral and Grand National winner, Eric The Viking.
''It's always a worry, the weight - but it's what we've got and it's what you've got to carry,'' Anderton said.
''He can carry a weight, but he's probably got to go up another step now with a lot of those horses coming in. But it sounds like the track should be in fairly good order, so that should suit him as well.''
The track was rated a slow9 yesterday, but dry weather could bring it closer to dead - a reading which has proved to be the sweet spot for High Forty.
''If it had been a heavy track, I would have been more worried about it. They've been going around in some pretty heavy stuff up there [in the North Island] but we're not going to get a heavy track like that.''
The Danzighill gelding looked to have energy in reserve when he unwound to win at Timaru on July 10, and the suggestion to jockey Michael Mitchell might be to wait for as long as possible before launching him.
''We'll just sit back and get as easy a run as he can and get into it from somewhere like [the] Jumbo [fence] on.''
Harry Hill has a 1600m assignment on the flat in preparation for the Grand National Hurdles on Wednesday.
''He hadn't had a run for a wee bit and you sometimes find they have a hard run in the Sydenham [Hurdles] and they can't back it up three days later in the National.''
Gold Leaf is in the rating 75 2000m, but the main purpose of his trip north is to get ready for the next stage of his career.
''He's going to have a run up here, but while he's up here we're going to get a hurdle ticket for him.''
