★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 1 26 Sep Listowel (IRE)

  Shared front spot early - dropped to second then third by halfway - moved to the left approaching two out - driven up to draw level before the last - went in front there - responded gamely to hold on at the finish

• Pos 2 30 Jul Galway (IRE)

  Handy in touch early - hit front from 4th - shared advantage 3 out - pressed approaching straight - overtaken on run-in but held effort to finish second beaten a length and a quarter

• Pos 1 8 May Downpatrick

  Set the pace early - pressed three out then handed up front briefly - moved back to the front approaching the straight - stayed on strongly to the line - won comfortably

• Pos 10 13 Mar Cheltenham

  Held up mid-pack - eased forward to reach the front rank 2 out and pressed for the lead nearing the last - held no more in the closing stages

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.