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Asgard's Captain

6yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 91

Ascot · Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 3f 211y

#7

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Back to winning ways over 1½m at Newmarket in May. Largely in good form subsequently, sixth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (1¾m, good to firm) 29 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength20%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 5.4 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.4
Today: 2
Class gap: -0.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Newcastle 28/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 91 · 1m4f98y Std 138 · beat its mark28/09/2025 · OR 91 par28/093OR 91C0 @ Meydan 19/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR - · 1m4f Yie 122C0 @ Meydan 16/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR - · 1m4f Gd 12116/01C?C0 @ Meydan 13/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR - · 1m4f11y Gd 1343 @ Epsom Downs 28/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 90 · 1m4f6y Gd 130 · beat its mark28/04/2026 · OR 90 par28/043OR 903 @ Newmarket 15/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 89 · 1m4f Gd 134 · beat its mark15/05/2026 · OR 89 par2 @ Epsom Downs 06/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR 92 · 1m4f6y Sft 124 · beat its mark06/06/2026 · OR 92 par6/062OR 922 @ Newcastle 27/06/2026 · Pos 12th of 20 · OR 92 · 2m56y Sta 127 · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 92 par2 @ Newmarket 10/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 92 · 1m6f GF 127 · beat its mark10/07/2026 · OR 92 par10/072OR 92projClass-projected finish: 7th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-10Newmarket26th6th0
2026-06-27Newcastle212th12th0
2026-06-06Epsom Downs24th4th0
2026-05-15Newmarket31st2nd1
2026-04-28Epsom Downs34th5th1
2026-03-13Meydan?3rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/0913/036/0610/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 10
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength50%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 8th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/09/20253rd10/147%75%+0.28
19/12/20252nd7/282%83%+0.02
16/01/20265th4/179%64%-0.15
13/03/20263rd13/891%82%-0.10
28/04/20264th7/163%25%-0.38
15/05/20261st11/142%100%+0.58
06/06/20264th14/126%75%+0.49
27/06/202612th25/10%42%+0.42
10/07/20266th25/10%44%+0.44