★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 3 23 Jul Wexford (IRE)

  close up early - began to weaken with a mistake and driven at the 5th - 7th at the 8th - up to 5th with a further mistake 3 out - made more ground soon after - 4th with nothing more when driven before the last and battled on

• Pos 5 13 Jun Downpatrick

  Up with the front group early - nudged forward passing 3rd - 6th at halfway - minor error 2 out and the effort soon flattened - plugged on one-paced to finish 5th

• Pos 9 11 May Killarney

  Sat close to the pace early - clipped a fence 4th and needed encouragement - stayed within range - stumbled again 5th - held 6th spot briefly - slipped back through the field and driven along after 8th - no response 3 out and well beaten at the finish

• Pos 5 29 Sep Roscommon

  Sat close to the front group early - 7th at halfway - urged forward after 4 out and moved into 4th - slipped back to 5th approaching 2 out - stayed on same gear from the last to finish 5th

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.