★ Recent form analyst notes

• 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

• Pos 4 5 Jun Fairyhouse

  Sat just behind the front group early - urged into 3rd approaching 2f out - held on for 4th without finding more late

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.