Fakenham Skips Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Fakenham

14:05

Date 2026-01-18

Distance 2m4f1y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,392

Rain 1%

Winning Time 5m 16.15s (slow by 28.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Miss Cynthia (GB) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	13/2	Won
2nd	Looking As You Are (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Alex Hales	11/2	7
3rd	Apples Moon (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Nicky Martin	7/2	1.25
4th	Audacious Annie (GB) Isabelle Ryder · Jamie Snowden	5/1	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Mermaids Cave (IRE) Rian Corcoran · James Owen	14/1
P.U.	Pretending (IRE) Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	6/1
U.R.	Princess Keri (IRE) Ned Fox · Evan Williams	3/1F

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Princess Keri Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:Evan Williams	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Evan Williams	143	—	3-4211	96	127	95	55d	—	—	+1	18.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Displayed rapid improvement in November, winning twice (2m/2m5f); up in grade today
6	Apples Moon Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	156	—	213-11	109	125	112	33d	—	—	+2	20	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Held on well at Wincanton last mnonth and is now 4-6 in handicaps; respected
5	Audacious Annie Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	160	p	1-6625	113	126	119	22d	—	—	+13	26.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Aided by cheekpieces when ending 2025 with two good runs; probably won't be far away
3	Looking As You Are Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Alex Hales	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Alex Hales	161	—	13-235	114	127	108	17d	—	—	+7	19.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Slightly disappointing at Windsor this month but began this season with two good efforts
4	Miss Cynthia Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	160	—	212P-7	113	122	101	22d	—	—	+6	19.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Safely held on seasonal/stable debut but will probably come good for Dan Skelton soon
2	Pretending Grey J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	163	p	4P3-57	116	123	111	36d	—	—	+9	19.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Will appreciate this ease in grade but has not really fired on either outing this season
1	Mermaids Cave Bay J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:James Owen	J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:James Owen	168	v	123109	121	122	116	36d	—	—	+20	26.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won this in 2025 but needs to be perked up by a change of headgear today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Princess Keri	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Apples Moon	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Audacious Annie	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Looking As You Are	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Miss Cynthia	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Pretending	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Mermaids Cave	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Audacious Annie

26.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 7 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Mermaids Cave

26.6

OR: 17.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Apples Moon

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Miss Cynthia

19.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Looking As You Are

19.6

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Pretending

19.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Princess Keri

18.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mermaids Cave	121	122	116
Pretending	116	123	111
Looking As You Are	114	127	108
Audacious Annie	113	126	119
Miss Cynthia	113	122	101
Apples Moon	109	125	112
Princess Keri	96	127	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Looking As You Are	17d ago	Fit
Audacious Annie	22d ago	Fit
Miss Cynthia	22d ago	Fit
Apples Moon	33d ago	Fit
Pretending	36d ago	Fit
Mermaids Cave	36d ago	Fit
Princess Keri	55d ago	Fresh