★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 5 4 Aug Roscommon (IRE)

  Sat close to pace early and drifted wide over fences with a left-hand veer - went clear in front after the 5th - hit one flat-footed 5 out - opened a big gap after 4 out - driven on but overtaken before 3 out - stayed under pressure and wandered left after 2 out - lost place before 2 out and faded out of it

• Pos 8 17 Mar Down Royal

  Held up towards the back - moved into 3rd by 4f out - eased out of contention 3f out and well held at the finish

• Pos 7 16 Nov Navan

  Held up at the rear from the start - still last with 6f remaining - well beaten by the finish

• Pos 4 26 Oct Galway

  Settled towards the back early - moved into 4th with 3f left - pushed along and up to 3rd 2f out - couldn't find more inside the final furlong and finished 4th holding a steady effort to the line

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.