That one blip is worth noting, though. The most recent run produced a 19th-place finish, which stands out sharply against an otherwise tidy record and will have the yard keen to draw a line under it quickly. Before that, Cape Ashizuri had won at Pontefract in April 2026 and opened its account at Ayr back in July 2025 — two different tracks, which suggests this is a horse that travels and adapts rather than one that only fires in familiar surroundings.
The training operation behind Cape Ashizuri is no small outfit. John and Sean Quinn, based at Norton in North Yorkshire, have sent out 44 winners already this season — a serious tally that tells you this is a yard that knows how to prepare horses to race and win. When a team with that kind of firepower keeps a horse in training and running it regularly, it usually means they believe there is more to come.
Cape Ashizuri raced just yesterday, so it is very much in the middle of its campaign. The question now is straightforward: can it bounce back from that 19th-place run and return to the form that made it so hard to beat across its first four races? On what it has shown so far, there is every reason to think the answer is yes.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 win | 21 Apr | 100% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 6 Jul | 100% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Jun | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 4 Nov | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Sep | 0% |