★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 26 Apr Nottingham

  Sat close behind the front-runner - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground to the front-runner inside the final furlong - rallied under pressure through the closing stages - held for the win by a short margin

• Pos 4 4 Apr Cork

  Sat close up early - disputed second at halfway - slipped back to third approaching final furlong and a half - unable to threaten in fourth as effort flattened late

• Pos 14 12 Oct Naas

  Swerved left leaving stalls - urged forward to sit close to the front group and up in 4th at halfway - driven from 3f out but unable to find more and well held late

• Pos 1 23 Aug Curragh

  Held up towards the back early - 5th at halfway - began to make ground with 3f left - moved smoothly into 2nd approaching the final 2f - hit the front a furlong and a half out - kicked clear inside the last - kept going strongly to win

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.