★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos F 30 Apr Punchestown

  Sat second early on and fighting for head - blundered at 2nd - moved through to hit front after 3 out looking strong - clear and in command approaching 2 out but veered left and fell there

• Pos 2 10 Mar Cheltenham

  Keen through early stages - untidy over first two obstacles - clearing hurdles cleanly by 8th - moved into contention 2 out under control - edged in front approaching last but stumbled on landing - soon overtaken - responded gamely to close again late but unable to get past - finished second beaten 2 1/4 lengths

• Pos 1 17 Nov Navan

  Sat close to pace early - pulling keenly - hit the front from the 4th - moving strongly after three out to open a big advantage before the last - stayed on comfortably to win

• Pos 4 29 Apr Punchestown

  Sat close up early travelling keenly - errors at the 2nd and 3rd then opened a big gap on the rest - small stumble 4th - crept onto the outsider's flank before 2 out and cut the margin - blundered 2 out - niggled along in 4th soon after - couldn't quicken into the straight - faded to finish fourth

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.