★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 4 14 Feb Haydock

  Held up handy on rail early - pressed for effort approaching 3 out then found little into 2 out - kept battling to finish - always held for the places

• Pos 1 17 Dec Newbury

  Tracked the prominent front-runner - nudged forward after 3 out - reeled in the pacesetter approaching the last and hit the front 1f out - pulled right out to score comfortably

• Pos 1 11 Nov Hereford

  Shared advantage early - pushed along battling for command after second-last - hit the front at the final flight and edged clear to the finish

• Pos 2 8 Oct Ludlow

  Held up behind pacesetter who opened a gap after 3rd - made ground 4 out - hit front before 3 out but drifted markedly right and was reheaded - kept on at one tempo without threatening the winner - finished second

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.