Advance Twentyfive

What makes the horse's record slightly trickier to read is that it has been tried at the highest level in its yard's armoury. Advance Twentyfive has competed three times in Class 2 races, the sort of top-tier contests that should be well beyond a horse with only one win to its name, and it has failed to win in all three attempts. That Chester victory came at a lower standard, and the gap between that and the elite races it has since encountered appears to be a significant one. The trainer Paul Midgley, who runs a productive yard in Westow, North Yorkshire, is sending out winners at a decent clip this season with 39 to his name, but Advance Twentyfive does not look like it will be adding many to that tally. With form like 17-16-9 in its three most recent runs, the horse is currently on a slide, though it raced only a day ago so the yard are clearly still finding opportunities for it. At this stage it seems a horse of modest ability trying to make its way in a competitive game.