★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 7 13 Mar Cheltenham

  Settled at the back early - pushed to keep tempo before 3 out - driven from there - found some late headway after 2 out - stayed on steadily up the run-in to finish seventh

• Pos 2 14 Feb Haydock

  Settled at the back early - urged forward before three out - moved through the field - into second before the last - stayed on strongly for second but unable to trouble the winner

• Pos 1 20 Jan Leicester

  Settled at the back - not clean at the 5th - moving smoothly and advanced to the near flank approaching 2 out - took up the running - pulled away before the last and stretched further after it to win comfortably

• Pos 1 4 Dec Leicester

  Settled midway through the field early - drifted off line nearing the third - made ground into contention by the 6th - hit a flat spot before the following fence - closed on the front-runner nearing two out - hit the front there - opened up after the last - kept finding more to the line

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.