★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 5 17 Jul Down Royal (IRE)

  at the back of the field throughout - made no impact on the race

• Pos 6 22 Jun Ballinrobe

  Handy early before slipping backward after 3f - mid-division at halfway - some progress into 6th with 4 1/2f left - asked for effort in 5th entering straight - eventually held in 6th at the finish

• Pos 3 1 Jun Gowran Park

  Held up towards the back early - still down in 11th at halfway - made headway into 7th with 2f left - up to 5th but unable to threaten leaders a furlong out - stayed on to snatch 3rd near the line

• Pos 5 12 May Killarney

  Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed along to narrow gap 2f out but made no further gain inside final furlong - stayed on same effort to finish 5th

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.