★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 4 31 Mar Newcastle

  Held up in the pack - made ground on the front group approaching 3 out - hit the second-last under pressure - lost touch after the final flight and dropped away late

• Pos 1 5 Mar Haydock

  Handy early - slipped back through the pack after 2nd - regained third spot before 7th - urged forward before mistake 3 out - hampered but promoted to second 2 out - rallied to hit front close home

• Pos 4 15 Jan Newcastle

  Handy early - hit front 7th - pushed along before 3 out then lost advantage 2 out - stayed on for 4th

• Pos 5 4 Dec Market Rasen

  Set the pace early but looked keen and unbalanced nearing the obstacles - driven three out - lost the advantage before two out - faded to finish fifth

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.