★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 5 14 Jul Downpatrick (IRE)

  Racing in the pack early - 7th at the 5th - made headway 3 out and up to 5th 2 out - 4th and in touch with the front pair when losing footing on the bend before the last - found nothing more when asked for a response

• Pos 6 14 May Perth

  Settled just off the pace early - pressed for effort and losing ground before 2 out - well adrift at the finish

• Pos 6 31 Oct Down Royal

  Held a midfield spot early - still 5th with three to jump but driven with little response and scrappy over the second-last - eased back to 6th on the run to the line

• Pos 1 10 Oct Downpatrick

  Sat close to front group in 3rd - shared advantage 2 out then edged clear approaching last - driven out to hold on strongly in final furlong

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.