14:05 Fakenham

Sunday 18 January 2026

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Fakenham Skips Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 16.15s

1^st

Miss Cynthia

611-6

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Held up in touch, pushed along after 3 out, still plenty to do 2 out, headway into second before last, left in lead run-in, kept on op 9/2

2^nd

Looking As You Are

711-7

11/2

T: A M HalesJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, not fluent last, plugged on

3^rd

1 ¼

Apples Moon

711-2

7/2

T: Nicky MartinJ: Sean Houlihan

Tracked leader, lost position 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to sixth after 2 out, rallied and went moderate third near finish op 4/1

4^th

1 ¼

Audacious Annie

711-6

5/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Isabelle Ryder (7)

Held up in touch, headway into second 2 out, soon ridden to chase clear leader, lost second before last, no extra op 9/2

Also Ran

Mermaids Cave

712-0

14/1

T: James OwenJ: Rian Corcoran (7)

Held up in touch, progress after 3 out, soon asked for effort, weakened after 2 out, fell last op 11/1

Pretending

711-9

6/1

T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon

Tracked leaders, lost place 8th, struggling 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 15/2

Princess Keri

610-3

3/1f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Ned Fox (5)

Led, ridden to increase advantage after 2 out, well clear when unseated rider and headed run-in op 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.20, £2.60EX:£36.20Trifecta:£187.20SF:£40.62Swingers:£6.50, £3.80, £3.70

Forecasts

Princess Keri (3/1), Apples Moon (7/2), Audacious Annie (5/1), Looking As You Are (11/2), Pretending (6/1), Miss Cynthia (13/2), Mermaids Cave (14/1)

Nicky Martin's APPLES MOON continues to thrive and is fancied to make light of a 5 lb rise and garner a fourth success in her last five starts. Fellow hat-trick seeker Princess Keri rates the obvious danger with the consistent Audacious Annie and last year's heroine Mermaids Cave also firmly in the picture.

APPLES MOON (IRE)
PRINCESS KERI (IRE)
AUDACIOUS ANNIE

Previous Winners

2025

Mermaids Cave

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 6

J: Ben Bromley | T: James Owen

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,202.002nd: £6,075.003rd: £3,038.004th: £1,520.005th: £758.00