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title: "Asgard’s Captain Wins Shergar Cup Challenge, Templegate NAP Beaten"
canonical: "https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/shergar-cup-challenge-result-asgards-captain/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Lauren Pent"
section: "News"
published: "2026-08-08T15:16:00Z"
modified: "2026-08-08T15:16:00Z"
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# Asgard’s Captain Wins Shergar Cup Challenge, Templegate NAP Beaten

Ryan Moore did what Ryan Moore does. Asgard’s Captain, the horse [this morning’s Ascot preview](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/ascot-races-today-tips/) nominated as the value at 13/2, won the 2:45 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge at 6/1 — while Night Breeze, the 9/4 favourite, the site NAP and Templegate’s NAP, could finish only fifth in his bid to repeat last year’s win.

| Pos | Horse | Jockey | SP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1st | Asgard’s Captain | Ryan Moore | 6/1 |
| 2nd | Sportingsilvermine | Yutaka Take | 16/1 |
| 3rd | Enemy | Mme F Valle Skar | 28/1 |

## The Race Story

The preview’s logic was that Asgard’s Captain was 8lb better off with Night Breeze for last year’s meeting and that Moore would get a stronger-run mile and a half. That is precisely what unfolded: Dylan Cunha’s gelding tracked the leaders, was nudged along over two furlongs out and led over a furlong from home in 2m 30.73s, holding Japanese legend Yutaka Take on Sportingsilvermine, with 28/1 shot Enemy third for Scandinavia’s Frida Valle Skar. Night Breeze, so brilliant at this fixture twelve months ago, never landed a blow for Dylan Browne McMonagle — the Ascot form figures finally have a blemish.

## Tipster Accountability

The heaviest swing of the day. Templegate’s NAP goes down, and after next best Shrimp Shady’s defeat in the [Stayers](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/shergar-cup-stayers-result-dancing-in-paris/), his headline Saturday card is in ruins — his ledger, 11 units and clear at the top this morning per [the day-one review](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/templegate-nap-tokyo-joe-review/), provisionally slides to around 9 before Stephen James settles the full book on Sunday. Paul Kealy’s four Ascot picks in the Post are also awaiting settlement. For the site, though: the preview’s stated value pick has won this race at 6/1.

## Looking Ahead

The team contest stays alive into the 3:55 Shergar Cup Classic, where the preview sides with Archers Bay (5/2 this morning) now that Moore takes over on the Botti runner dropped in grade. Hong Kong’s early double through [Tuco Salamanca](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/shergar-cup-dash-result-tuco-salamanca/) and Dancing In Paris means GB&I needed this one — and got it.