★ Recent form analyst notes

• Pos 2 21 Aug Killarney (IRE)

  Up with the pace - hit the front at halfway - driven and challenged hard inside the final furlong - held on gamely but collared near the line - just failed to hold on and went down by half a length

• Pos 1 17 May Naas

  Set the pace throughout - challenged 2f out and edged clear entering final furlong - stayed on well to hold off rivals for the win

• Pos 10 3 Apr Curragh

  Sat close to pace early - up in second at halfway - dropped away suddenly with more than 3f left - well held at the finish

• Pos 6 8 Oct Navan

  Sat close to the pace pulling hard early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out and down to 5th with a furlong left - unable to close the gap through the final stages

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.