★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 9 4 Aug Roscommon (IRE)

  Sat close to pace early - went in front after the first - blundered 5 out - drawn level before 4 out - shaken up when overtaken before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out and held no sway to the line

• Pos 2 21 Jul Ballinrobe (IRE)

  Made the running from the off - drew level again at the 2nd - opened up again before the 5th - overtaken 4 out - came under pressure after 2 out - driven and passed again before the last - held a single gear in the run-in behind a stronger finisher

• Pos 3 15 Jun Kilbeggan

  Handy early - eased back to 5th under pressure 2 out - responded late to hold 3rd inside final furlong but no real danger to leaders

• Pos 1 7 Jun Punchestown

  Up with the pace early - left in front 2nd - leapt extravagantly 3rd - laboured at 5th - drifted left before 6th where challenged - clear after 3 out - matched stride for stride 2 out - pressed and overtaken approaching the last - third at the final fence - surged to the front inside the final 50 yards - kept on to the line

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.