★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 30 Sep Sligo (IRE)

  Made the running from the start - challenged at the 5th but regained the front after the following fence - passed for a spell 3 out before responding - under pressure after 2 out and overtaken at the last - no threat to the winner on the run-in and stayed on at the same speed to finish second

• Pos 3 17 Jul Killarney (IRE)

  midfield early - made ground into second after the 3rd - moved into the front before 3 out - driven when overtaken after that fence and faded before the last

• Pos 1 30 Jun Wexford

  Sat close up early - fumbled the opening obstacle but stayed in contention - moved into 5th then 6th - improved into 4th after four out - cruised into the front turning into the straight - stayed on strongly to win going away

• Pos 1 21 May Limerick

  Tracked the pace-setters early - went in front approaching the 5th and asked for effort passing the second-last where narrowly overtaken - rallied to assert on the run to the line

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.