★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 3 13 Sep Curragh (IRE)

  Sat handy in 3rd early - moved into 2nd approaching 2f out - asked for effort but couldn't threaten winner - dropped back to 3rd inside final furlong - held for the rest

• Pos 2 22 Aug Curragh (IRE)

  Tracked pace-setter early - shared front spot approaching 2 1/2f out - pushed along 2f out and edged in front 1 1/2f out - stayed on well - hit front inside final 50 yards - caught in the last strides for second

• Pos 2 23 Jul Leopardstown (IRE)

  settled handy - pulling hard early - 5th at halfway - sent forward in 4th 2f out - driven soon after and found nothing - 3rd early in the last furlong - found plenty final 100 yards - went 2nd late and threw everything at the winner in the last strides but narrowly denied

• Pos 1 4 Jul Naas

  Held up towards the back early - 6th at halfway then 5th and driven approaching 2f out - asked for effort with a furlong left - finished strongly to hit the front near the end

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.