Up periscope! The real Captain Nemo surfaces and he’s primed for Albion Park on Tuesday

Captain Nemo’s terrific first-up run suggests he needs only an ounce of luck to score at Albion Park on Tuesday.

Trainer Mark Dux predicted Captain Nemo was ready to run a big race when two weeks ago he resumed from a four-month spell.

But Nemo’s huge effort to go under by just half a neck and a head at odds of 40-to-one exceeded even his expectations.

“I thought he’d race well given how well he was working but he was obviously going to be better for the run.

They’re spread right across the track but Captain Nemo, third from the outside, gets up for third.“He went super and he pulled up well. I couldn’t be more pleased with him.

“He’s got an ordinary draw tomorrow but the main dangers are on the back row with us so I’m sure he’ll acquit himself well.”

Captain Nemo’s dangers - Big Shadow and Miss Mucho - have drawn either side of him in the up-to-75 rating race, a step down on the up-to-90 class the five-year-old contested first-up.

The distance extends to 2138 metres on Tuesday but that can only help Nemo - five of his seven wins in the state have been over the longer trip than last week’s 1660 metres.

“It will come down to luck in the running but the way he raced the other day he’s a realistic winning chance.”

Nemo’s Lincoln Farms-owned stablemate Argyle will trial either this Friday or next week while Tommy Lincoln comes back into work on Tuesday.

Captain Nemo races at 7.47pm NZ time at Albion Park on Tuesday.