★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 7 31 May Kilbeggan

  Sat close to the front pack early - fourth at the halfway point - hit the front for a moment approaching four out - dropped to fifth and driven out before two out - faded with nothing left and finished well beaten in 7th

• Pos 5 7 Oct Galway

  Settled midfield - pushed into 3rd two out but couldn't threaten leaders and dropped to 4th before the last - stayed on same gear to finish 5th

• Pos 4 25 Sep Perth

  Handy early despite an untidy leap at the opening obstacle - still well placed but ragged again two out - lost pace nearing the final flight to finish fourth

• Pos 3 19 Sep Downpatrick

  Sent clear early - pushed along and lost command two out - slipped to third approaching the final fence - unable to peg back the front pair and hung on for a modest third late

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.