★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 5 23 Jul Wexford (IRE)

  close up early with a minor mistake 2nd - 5th at the 8th before easing to 6th 3 out - found nothing more 2 out - battled on when driven to the line

• Pos 3 6 Jul Roscommon

  Raced handy early and over-anxious in the early stages - 3rd over 5f out then asked for effort over 4f out - under pressure in 4th 2f out - 3rd and unable to make further inroads over 1f out - held that position to the finish without finding extra

• Pos 2 5 Oct Tipperary

  Set the pace early - overtaken past 6f - pushed along with 3f left - dropped to third 2f out - fought back to reclaim second inside final furlong but unable to trouble winner

• Pos 3 29 Aug Wexford

  Sat close to the pace - 3rd with three furlongs left - pushed along soon after - dropped to 4th turning in - regained 3rd at the last and stayed on to finish 3rd

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.