Cape Ashizuri

The horse's breakthrough came at Ayr on 6 July 2025, giving him his maiden victory and announcing himself as a winner. His second win followed much later, at Pontefract on 21 April this year, which was six months before his most recent outing. That gap between victories suggests he has been working hard to recapture his winning form, and the scattered recent results—a win sandwiched between finishes of tenth and nineteenth—hint that consistency remains a work in progress for this improving three-year-old.

He races for the Norton yard run by trainers John and Sean Quinn in North Yorkshire, a setup that has already sent out 44 winners this season, indicating a yard in good form and capable of developing talent. With his two wins now banked and a respectable placing record to build on, Cape Ashizuri looks like a horse that knows how to win but is still learning when to peak. At three years old, he has time on his side to smooth out the rough patches.