★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 7 6 Jun Punchestown

  Settled just behind the front group early - 5th by the 7th - made ground into 4th by 3 out - unable to threaten from there - dropped away late to finish 7th

• Pos 2 7 May Wexford

  Sat behind pace early - hit front for a spell 5th - into 2nd by halfway - moving smoothly into the straight - edged in front after 2 out - asked for effort but drifted and passed on run-in - finished 2nd unable to match winner's finish

• Pos 1 6 Apr Cork

  Up with the front early - not smooth at the 3rd - stretched at the 7th - sharing top spot 4 out - moved to the rail and hit the front before 3 out - driven to pull away before 2 out - in command at the last - kept finding on the run-in - won with plenty in hand

• Pos 8 2 Nov Cork

  Sat close to the front pack early - blundered at the 6th - unable to challenge from 3 out and well held at the finish

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.