★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 1 10 Apr Aintree

  Up with the front group early - in front momentarily at the 5th before pushing the pace from the 6th - broke away from the field alongside second place from the 15th - sharing top spot 4 out - error 3 out - took over approaching 2 out - pulled well ahead nearing the last but blundered there and stumbled - margin cut and hard at work on the run-in -

• Pos 2 12 Mar Cheltenham

  - tracked pace early - hit front 3rd - shared advantage into 8th - lost front spot 10th - back in command 13th - edged ahead 4 out - shared front again soon after - pushed along and lost front before 2 out - chased winner approaching last - stayed on but outpaced late

• Pos 4 8 Feb Navan

  Sat just behind the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - into 3rd but bobbled 3 out - pressed for effort yet made no headway and stayed one-paced to finish 4th

• Pos 2 28 Dec Limerick

  Sat behind the front group - moved into second after third - asked for effort turning into the straight - lacked further improvement from the last and stayed on at one gear - unable to threaten the winner in second

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.