★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 5 22 Mar Carlisle

  Held a midfield spot early - urged forward 4 out - unable to find any headway - beaten a long way home in 5th

• Pos 2 21 Feb Newcastle

  Set the pace early - overtaken after 3rd then in touch with the main group - blundered and dropped back at the 8th - found little before 3 out - pressed on after 2 out - moved back into 2nd after a blunder at the last - kept up the effort to the line for 2nd

• Pos 2 27 Jan Newcastle

  Went straight to front - lost the advantage 3rd - hit a flat spot 3 out - closed up under pressure before the last but no match for winner from there

• Pos 2 13 Dec Doncaster

  Made the running early - rider unsettled but recovered over the 1st - lost front spot before the 2nd - settled into third for a spell - slipped back to fourth 3 out - roused along - found more approaching the last - edged in front on the run-in but caught close home

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.