★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 14 Aug Cork (IRE)

  Slow to break - settled handy in the pack - improved into contention 2 1/2f out - hit the front approaching 2f out - challenged hard inside the final furlong - swiftly overtaken - stayed on to the line without troubling the winner - finished second

• Pos 2 28 Jul Galway (IRE)

  Handy early - hit the front by halfway after sharing command briefly - opened a two length margin with a furlong left - battled on gamely - caught in the final strides - finished second by three quarters of a length

• Pos 3 9 Jul Newmarket

  Went clear of the middle bunch early - asked for effort from 2f out - pursued the winner into the final furlong before fading out of second

• Pos 3 31 May Listowel

  Sat close behind front group early - held 3rd-4th into halfway then pushed back to 3rd - unable to close the gap approaching final stretch - stayed on at one level finishing third

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.