★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 6 1 May Punchestown

  Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - driven after two out with nothing more to give - hampered late but promoted to finish 6th

• Pos 13 13 Mar Cheltenham

  Settled midpack in the early stages - moved up to challenge the pace before three out - pressed for effort after two out - soon dropped away well held

• Pos 1 7 Feb Naas

  Set the pace from the off - opened up daylight after the second last - kept finding more up the straight without hard driving - passed the post in a canter

• Pos 2 29 Dec Leopardstown

  Sat behind front group early - into 2nd by halfway - shared advantage from 6 out - went ahead 2 out - driven and matched stride for stride nearing final flight - lost the front inside the last 50 yards but stayed on gamely to the line

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.