FAKENHAM
18 January 2026
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Fakenham Skips Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (Class 3) Racecard

  • Channel: ITV4
  • Distance: 2m 4f 1y
  • Going: Good To Soft
Fakenham
Runners
7

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Light rain

Selection

Selection Selected At
Apples Moon silk
Apples Moon
Selected at: 3/1

Trainer Nicky Martin has an exceptional strike-rate of 58 per cent this season, landing seven winners from her 12 runners. Apples Moon has provided two of those victories and a 5lb rise might not be enough to stop her.

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Runner
Best Odds
1
Mermaids Cave silk
CD
D
Mermaids Cave v 1
J: Rian Corcoran 7
T: James Owen
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)
123109
Age: 7
Weight: 12-0
OR: 121
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Dec 25 Chl Cheltenham 20.5f GS 2HcHM 10-4 p 9/9 Nurse Susan (34L) 40/1 124 98
22 Nov 25 Asc Ascot 23.5f Gd 3HcHM 11-10 10/12 Rockola Vogue (55L) 18/1 124 81
2 Nov 25 Hun Huntingdon 16f Gd 4ClH 11-4 p 1/6 Forget The Way (6L) 13/2 122 120
7 Jun 25 Wor Worcester 20f Gd 4HcChM 11-2 p 3/4 Ile De Jersey (34L) 100/30 122 100
24 May 25 Crt Cartmel 25.5f Gd 3HcHM 11-4 p 2/7 Springtime Promise (1¾L) 15/8F 120 122
8 May 25 Hun Huntingdon 19.5f Gd 4HcHM 11-7 p1 1/6 Masked Dance (4L) 5/2 115 120
2
Pretending silk
D
Pretending p
J: Tom Cannon
T: Lucy Wadham
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
4P3-57
Age: 7
Weight: 11-9
OR: 116
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Dec 25 Chl Cheltenham 20.5f GS 2HcHM 10-6 p 7/9 Nurse Susan (14L) 16/1 119 112
24 Nov 25 Kem Kempton 21f Gd HLM 11-0 5/6 Dream On Baby (18L) 11/1 119 112
27 Apr 25 Sth Southwell (AW) 12f St/Slw 3HcF 9-5 8/8 Crystal Flyer (71L) 12/1 79 -
17 Apr 25 Chl Cheltenham 20.5f Gd 2HcHM 10-11 p1 3/16 Greyval (5¼L) 13/2 117 118
1 Mar 25 Don Doncaster 24.5f GS 2HcH 10-2 PU/7 Patriotik () 7/2 119 -
19 Jan 25 Fak Fakenham 20f Gd 3HcHM 11-11 4/10 Mermaids Cave (8¾L) 11/4 118 117
3
Looking As You Are silk
D
Looking As You Are
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell 5
T: Alex Hales
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
13-235
Age: 7
Weight: 11-7
OR: 114
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 26 Wdr Windsor 20f Gd 4HcHM 11-5 5/8 Easy Love (12½L) 7/1 115 113
6 Dec 25 San Sandown 20f Sft 3HcHM 11-5 3/7 Sunset Marquesa (15L) 9/1 115 106
13 Nov 25 Mar Market Rasen 18.5f GS 4HcHM 11-12 2/6 White Noise (6½L) 4/1 115 115
27 Feb 25 Lud Ludlow 24f Sft 3HcHM 11-12 3/6 Gaye Legacy (6L) 2/1F 115 115
5 Feb 25 Lud Ludlow 21.5f GS 3HcHM 11-13 1/8 Springs A Girl (hd) 4/1 112 114
27 Dec 24 Kem Kempton 24.5f GS 2HcHM 10-2 4/8 Della Casa Lunga (11L) 25/1 115 104
4
Miss Cynthia silk
D
w2
Miss Cynthia
J: Tristan Durrell
T: Dan Skelton
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
w2
Wind Op - Second run after wind operation
212P-7
Age: 6
Weight: 11-6
OR: 113
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Dec 25 Kem Kempton 24.5f Gd 2HcHM 10-9 t1 7/10 Star Walking (13½L) 5/1 115 109
17 Apr 25 Chl Cheltenham 20.5f Gd NvHLM 11-2 v PU/10 Jubilee Alpha () 11/1 115 -
1 Mar 25 Don Doncaster 24.5f GS NvHLM 11-0 p 2/8 World Of Fortunes (2L) 5/1 113 114
18 Feb 25 Mar Market Rasen 20.5f GS 4HcHM 11-6 p 1/6 Lavida Adiva (¾L) 11/4 109 113
20 Jan 25 War Warwick 19f GS 4NvHM 11-5 p1 2/10 That's Nice (1¼L) 5/1 - 108
22 Dec 24 Fak Fakenham 20f GS 4MdH 10-11 2/6 Go West (12L) 11/8F - 108
5
Audacious Annie silk
D
Audacious Annie p
J: Isabelle Ryder 7
T: Jamie Snowden
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (27%)
1-6625
Age: 7
Weight: 11-6
OR: 113
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Dec 25 Kem Kempton 24.5f Gd 2HcHM 10-0 p 5/10 Star Walking (8¾L) 6/1 113 113
20 Nov 25 War Warwick 21f GS 3HcHM 11-4 p1 2/6 Crazierthandaisy (1L) 100/30 110 113
27 Oct 25 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 19.5f Gd 4HcHM 11-5 6/8 Rockola Vogue (16L) 4/1 111 106
16 Sep 25 Utt Uttoxeter 20f Gd 4HcH 12-1 6/15 Oslo (11L) 7/2J 111 108
14 Apr 25 War Warwick 19f Gd 4NvHM 11-10 1/5 I've Madeupmymind (8L) 6/5 108 113
18 Mar 25 Wet Wetherby 19.5f Gd 4MdHM 11-6 1/12 Realta Liath (2¼L) 6/4F 105 106
6
Apples Moon silk
D
Apples Moon
J: Sean Houlihan
T: Nicky Martin
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
213-11
Age: 7
Weight: 11-2
OR: 109
Days: 33
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Dec 25 Wcn Wincanton 20f Sft 4HcHM 11-9 1/9 Bobbi With An I (1L) 9/4 104 111
7 Nov 25 Exe Exeter 18.5f Gd 4HcHM 10-11 1/11 Crystal Spring (1L) 8/1 98 107
17 Dec 24 Cat Catterick 19.5f Gd 5HcHM 12-0 3/13 Wrappedinrubies (1¾L) 5/6F 98 99
5 Nov 24 Sed Sedgefield 21f Gd 5HcHM 11-9 1/12 Lenebane (2L) 5/2F 93 99
14 Oct 24 Her Hereford 19.5f Gd 5HcHM 11-4 2/9 Smugglers Haven (1L) 2/1F 90 96
24 Sep 24 War Warwick 19f GS 5HcHM 10-11 1/11 Fashionelle (2½L) 12/1 83 90
7
Princess Keri silk
D
Princess Keri
J: Ned Fox 5
T: Evan Williams
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (0%)
3-4211
Age: 6
Weight: 10-3
OR: 96
Days: 55
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Nov 25 Lud Ludlow 21.5f Gd 5NvHcHM 11-3 1/10 Briery Butterfly (2¼L) 6/4F 89 97
11 Nov 25 Lin Lingfield 16f GS 5HcHM 10-8 1/8 Inion Tiogair (5L) 6/4F 80 91
10 Oct 25 Chp Chepstow 16f Gd 5HcHM 10-2 2/10 Sweet Caryline (nk) 100/30 78 84
6 May 25 Ffo Ffos Las 21.5f Gd 5HcCh 10-13 p 4/9 Stumps Or Slips (22L) 4/1 84 79
17 Apr 25 Ffo Ffos Las 19.5f GS 5HcCh 10-8 p 3/7 Filanderer (14L) 17/2 85 87
21 Mar 25 Ffo Ffos Las 19.5f Gd 5HcChM 10-13 p 1/6 Shesupincourt (17L) 13/8F 75 87

Betting Forecast:

11/4 Apples Moon,

3/1 Princess Keri,

7/2 Miss Cynthia,

6/1 Audacious Annie,

10/1 Pretending,

Looking As You Are,

12/1 Mermaids Cave

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