★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 20 Aug Killarney (IRE)

  Handy early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out and up to 3rd with no real gain on those ahead - unable to quicken before last where clipped heels but found self in 2nd - held on for second without further improvement

• Pos 2 10 Aug Ballinrobe (IRE)

  Sat behind the pacesetter early - still second at halfway - edged in front approaching the final obstacle before being overtaken entering the run-in - one-paced thereafter and held on for second

• Pos 2 17 Jul Killarney (IRE)

  midfield early - fifth at halfway - mistake and lightly hampered 3 out - driven after that fence - under pressure again after 2 out - made ground to share the advantage at the last - found nothing more inside the final 50 yards and denied by a short margin

• Pos 6 1 Jun Gowran Park

  Settled midpack early - 7th at halfway - made ground into the straight - 5th and pushed along 2f out but soon held with no further threat

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.