★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 30 Jan Wolverhampton (AW)

  Mid-division - pulled hard early - moved up to challenge on the bend 2f out - pressed the winner from inside the final furlong - stayed on but well held at the line

• Pos 1 31 Dec Lingfield (AW)

  Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pace tightly and edged onto the front-runner's heels 2f out - shaken up to hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win

• Pos 2 18 Dec Chelmsford City (AW)

  Fought for control early - tracking front group - asked for effort with 2f left - hit front with 1f to go - overtaken inside final furlong but battled on to the line

• Pos 5 19 Nov Kempton (AW)

  Pulled hard early - tracking the pace and travelling smoothly two out - lost fluency when asked for effort a furlong out - drifted left and faded close home to finish fifth beaten 4 lengths

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.