★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 5 1 Jun Gowran Park

  Handy early - up to 3rd approaching halfway - pushed into contention entering straight and pressed leaders over 2f out - dropped to 4th and held late finishing 5th

• Pos 2 8 May Ballinrobe

  Shared front spot before settling in behind - third at halfway - urged forward 4f out - driven with 2f and a half to go - up into second with 2f left - unable to close on winner inside final furlong - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish second

• Pos 6 30 Mar Navan

  Sent to the front early - lost command after a furlong and a half having gone keenly - settled second by halfway - third turning in - back up to second 3f out - pressed for effort but made no headway 2f out - slipped to fourth inside the final furlong - held no finishing effort

• Pos 8 6 Oct Killarney

  Sat close to the pace early - slipped towards the back by halfway then found little entering the straight - lost touch late to finish well beaten

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.