★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 23 Sep Listowel (IRE)

  Up with the pace early - moved to the front at the 3rd - minor error at the 4th - drew clear after that - advantage narrowed entering the straight - urged forward and passed 2 out - left in front by 3 lengths and hampered at the last - battled on under pressure - caught near the line to finish 2nd by half a length

• Pos 9 18 Jun Leopardstown

  Set the pace fighting for control early - matched by a rival at the midpoint - pushed along and overtaken 2f out - lost momentum to finish ninth beaten 12¾ lengths

• Pos 1 12 May Sligo

  Went straight to front - lost command briefly after the first - back in charge by 4 out - pulled away from 2 out - scrambled last but held advantage - drove on strongly to score comfortably

• Pos 2 22 Aug Kilbeggan

  Sat second early - improved into contention before hitting the third-last - hit next flight too and dropped to third after the second-last - rallied into runner-up spot but couldn't reel in the winner before the last - stayed on at one gear through the run-in - finished second

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.