★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 4 15 Sep Uttoxeter

  Settled back of the pack early - fighting for a strong grip - improved into 4th - drifted left with nothing more to offer before a blunder 2 out and beaten home

• Pos 3 9 Jun Southwell

  Settled handy early - clumsy over first two fences and scratchy at the third - among the pack by the 7th - improved into third after three out but ragged there - unable to match the leading pair from two out and held for third

• Pos PU 31 Oct Uttoxeter

  Settled in the pack - driven to keep tempo after four from home and losing touch - eased and pulled up before the following fence

• Pos 3 1 Oct Warwick

  Sat close up early holding an eager pace - moved through to challenge front pair with 5f left - pushed into the advantage over 2f out - overtaken and faded inside the final furlong to finish third

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.