★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos PU 31 Mar Bangor-on-Dee

  Drifted right early and clipped first fence - close up but scrappy over it - slipped to the back second - scratchy again four out - toiling three out then pulled up before the last

• Pos PU 14 Mar Cheltenham

  Held up at the back - dropped away rapidly before three out - eased to a halt shortly after

• Pos 1 2 Mar Huntingdon

  Settled into second early - lost momentum briefly in 4th or 5th - urged along entering the home bend - found a second wind approaching two out - edged to the front at the last after a rival exited and stayed on to the line under encouragement

• Pos 2 18 Dec Newbury

  Settled towards the back early - made progress into 4th with four to jump - lost touch after the following one - fought back into 3rd two out but unable to threaten the front pair

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.