★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 9 29 Apr Punchestown

  Settled in the middle ranks on the inner - pulled hard early - jumped untidily at the 1st and 5th - up to 5th at halfway - squeezed for space after 3 out and dropped back under pressure - rallied to 6th turning for home - faded before the last

• Pos PU 13 Mar Cheltenham

  Fought for control early - up with the pace before going in front at the 3rd - lost the advantage after 3 out - faded rapidly approaching 2 out - eased and pulled up before the final fence

• Pos 1 2 Feb Leopardstown

  Went straight to front and set pace under pressure early - settled in third around halfway - hit the front once more before two out - shaken up to go clear approaching final flight - stayed on strongly to win

• Pos 1 6 Dec Navan

  Set the pace from the off - challenged at stages - given a shake-up after the second last - edged clear approaching the final flight and stayed on well to the line

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.