★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 9 24 Sep Listowel (IRE)

  Sat close to the pace early before stumbling markedly at the first - dropped into the pack then slipped towards the back - pushed along but unable to close after 3 out

• Pos 5 24 Aug Ballinrobe (IRE)

  Up with the front group early - dropped to 4th after the 3rd - back in the field after the 5th - niggled 3 out before a small error 2 out - soon had nothing more to give - modest error at the last and well beaten 5th

• Pos 1 3 Aug Cork (IRE)

  Handy in third at halfway - moved through wide entering the straight - hit the front before 3 out - full of running to the last - shaken up on the run-in to clear away - won readily

• Pos 1 24 Jul Kilbeggan (IRE)

  set the pace before losing it at the 3rd - back to the front at the 5th and opened a 4-length advantage over the last - kept on strongly to win

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.