★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 3 10 Mar Cheltenham

  Settled close up early - upped pace to lead by 5th - hit front 2 out - driven and overtaken before final fence - unable to find more and edged out of second late

• Pos 1 22 Jan Wetherby

  Set the pace from the start - roused after 3 out then clipped 2 out and lost footing briefly - opened up a decisive advantage approaching the final flight - stayed on strongly to the line

• Pos 2 27 Dec Chepstow

  Went straight to front - lost the advantage early then jumping awkwardly at the 4th - shared the front running before 3 out but stumbled again and lost it 2 out - asked for effort soon after and unable to match winner's pace - held on for second

• Pos 1 18 Dec Exeter

  Went straight to front and dictated modest gallop - lost command approaching second before regaining it before third - urged into action from three out then driven from two out - battled on well up the run-in - held on to prevail

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.