★ Recent form analyst notes

• 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

• Pos 2 29 Jan Thurles

  Set the early gallop then sat close up in third at halfway - nudged in front two out - driven out approaching final furlong but unable to reel in eventual winner up the straight - stayed on same speed to finish second beaten three lengths

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.