★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 26 Feb Taunton

  Shared front spot early - settled into second - urged forward before 3 out - lost placing to winner before 2 out - driven into last but stayed on to finish second

• Pos 1 27 Jan Chepstow

  Went straight to the front early - lost the advantage briefly at the 4th - back in command by the 7th - urged forward once overtaken 4 out - dropped behind the frontrunner 3 out - hit the front unopposed 2 out - kept up the effort to the line for victory

• Pos 1 30 Dec Taunton

  Front from the off - impeded by a loose horse approaching 4th - struck 10th and drifted left on the bend - corrected before the following fence - pressed before the last where headed - left in front at the final fence - stayed on run-in though pulling left

• Pos 2 17 Nov Exeter

  Held up eagerly early - handy into the home bend and given a squeeze there - went up to front spot four out - pushed along soon after - lost stride slightly two out - lost the advantage approaching last - fought back with a strong effort on the run-in - stayed on gamely to go down by a whisker

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.