The recent form makes for similarly tough reading. Over the last six runs, the best Avandra has managed is a second-place finish, and there have been finishes as far back as 11th and 12th in that same stretch. Racing just one day ago, the horse is clearly being kept busy, which shows the team believes there is something worth persisting with — though the results have not yet backed that belief up.
Jockey Simon Torrens has partnered Avandra five times without finding the winner's enclosure, going 0 from 5 together. That is not necessarily a reflection on Torrens himself, but it does suggest the combination has yet to click in any meaningful way. The horse is trained by P J Rothwell, based at Tinahely in County Wicklow, and the yard is having a productive season with 35 winners sent out — so the trainer clearly knows how to get horses winning. The fact that Avandra has not joined that tally yet is one of the more puzzling features of this profile. Sometimes a horse simply takes time to find its moment. Avandra, at 6 years old and 21 races in, is running out of runway to find it.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 20 Jan | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 5 Jul | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 30 May | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 13 Jan | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 29 May | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 15 Jul | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 16 May | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 9 Nov | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Mar | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Jul | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jun | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 6 Oct | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 2 Dec | 0% |