5

Captain James Cook

2yo Colt · 8-13 · OR 67

Fairyhouse · Fairyhouse.ie Nursery Handicap · 6f

#5

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Hasn't lived up to his pedigree/price tag. Beaten 4 lengths from out of the weights on nursery bow at Navan last time. Does at least race off his proper mark in a lesser event here and is presumably the pick of Wayne Lordan (yard also saddle Bold Commander).

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 7.8 /10 (raw 7.8)

Highest class: BHA69
Recent avg: C7.7
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Curragh 03/06/2026 · Pos 12th of 13 · OR - · 6f Goo 1333/06C8C8 @ Fairyhouse 08/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR - · 6f Goo 1318/07C8C8 @ Roscommon 18/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR - · 7f111y Gd 13318/08C8BHA69 @ Navan 05/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 69 · 5f180y Gd 119 · below its mark05/09/2026 · OR 69 par5/0969OR 69projClass-projected finish: 8th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-05NavanBHA696th6th0
2026-08-18Roscommon?6th6th0
2026-07-08Fairyhouse?7th7th0
2026-06-03Curragh?12th12th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/068/0718/085/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 950% of fieldRange 1-5 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength82%

Delivery trend +17.5% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 5th of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/06/202612th10/382%8%-0.74
08/07/20267th8/158%14%-0.44
18/08/20266th8/158%55%-0.03
05/09/20266th5/174%44%-0.29