Cappucino

Both wins came in a tight six-week window in the autumn of 2024 — the first at Listowel in late September, the second at Punchestown in October. That kind of back-to-back success suggests the horse hit a real purple patch, found its confidence, and made the most of it. The problem is that was roughly 20 months ago, and Cappucino hasn't won since. Six races without a victory is not a crisis, but it does suggest the yard is still waiting for whatever clicked that autumn to click again.

Trainer Liz Doyle operates out of Crossabeg in County Wexford and has sent out 4 winners already this season — a yard in form, which matters. Sean Flanagan is the most regular partner in the saddle, having ridden Cappucino in 8 of its races for 1 win together, a partnership that wins roughly 1 in every 8 times they team up. That's not a stunning number, but Flanagan clearly knows this horse well, and familiarity counts for something.

What's most notable right now is that Cappucino raced just one day ago and is bang in the middle of an active campaign. The recent form reads 4th, 9th, a run we don't have details on, 2nd, another blank, then 5th — not a sequence that screams "winner incoming", but that second place is a reminder the horse can still threaten. Cappucino is not a star, but it is a willing, consistent campaigner that has proven it can win when everything lines up. The question is whether Doyle's yard can find the right spot to make it happen again.