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Going - Good to Soft (Soft in places). 

Formscan  - APPLES MOON was progressive last season and has continued in that vein of form with victories at Exeter and Wincanton. Nicky Martin's mare has a 5lb rise to contend with, but the manner of her performances suggest there could be more in the locker. Fellow hat-trick seeker Princess Keri went up 7lb after scoring at Ludlow in November, although Ned Fox's 5lb claim negates most of that. She has to be respected along with Looking As You Are, who may have found the ground too lively at Windsor.

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Mermaids Cave (IRE) 7,b m 12-0

Court Cave (IRE)-Kylebeg Dancer(General Monash)

vs1(36) cd1 (Keaveney & Butcher)
Rated 121

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Mermaids Cave (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Pretending (IRE)4
13th Dec 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Pretending (IRE) 7th (16/1 10-6 Rated 119) Tom Cannon 20.50L in front of Mermaids Cave (IRE) 9th (40/1 10-4 Rated 124) Rian Corcoran (9 ran)
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17th Apr 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Pretending (IRE) 3rd (13/2 10-11 Rated 117) Tom Cannon 11.25L in front of Mermaids Cave (IRE) 13th (11/1 10-4 Rated 115) Ben Bromley (16 ran)
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19th Jan 2025 Fakenham(2m 4f 1yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 1st (10/1 10-10 Rated 108) Ben Bromley 8.75L in front of Pretending (IRE) 4th (11/4 11-11 Rated 118) Tom Cannon (10 ran)
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9th Nov 2024 Wincanton(2m 5f 82yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Pretending (IRE) 5th (11/4J Fav 11-8 Rated 122) G Sheehan 5.00L in front of Mermaids Cave (IRE) 7th (13/2 10-3 Rated 110) Callum Pritchard (12 ran)
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Pretending (IRE) 7,gr m 11-9

Make Believe (GB)-Gala(Galileo)

cp3(36) d3 (Mr James Summers)
Rated 116 Won When Rated 116

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Pretending (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Mermaids Cave (IRE)4
13th Dec 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Pretending (IRE) 7th (16/1 10-6 Rated 119) Tom Cannon 20.50L in front of Mermaids Cave (IRE) 9th (40/1 10-4 Rated 124) Rian Corcoran (9 ran)
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17th Apr 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Pretending (IRE) 3rd (13/2 10-11 Rated 117) Tom Cannon 11.25L in front of Mermaids Cave (IRE) 13th (11/1 10-4 Rated 115) Ben Bromley (16 ran)
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19th Jan 2025 Fakenham(2m 4f 1yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 1st (10/1 10-10 Rated 108) Ben Bromley 8.75L in front of Pretending (IRE) 4th (11/4 11-11 Rated 118) Tom Cannon (10 ran)
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9th Nov 2024 Wincanton(2m 5f 82yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Pretending (IRE) 5th (11/4J Fav 11-8 Rated 122) G Sheehan 5.00L in front of Mermaids Cave (IRE) 7th (13/2 10-3 Rated 110) Callum Pritchard (12 ran)
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Miss Cynthia (GB) 6,b m 11-6

Sea The Moon (GER)-Best Friend(Galileo)

(22) (Mrs Lindy Ohare)
Rated 113

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Miss Cynthia (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Audacious Annie (GB)1
27th Dec 2025 Kempton(3m 121yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Audacious Annie (GB) 5th (6/1 10-0 Rated 113) Isabelle Ryder 5.00L in front of Miss Cynthia (GB) 7th (5/1 10-9 Rated 115) Harry Skelton (10 ran)
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Audacious Annie (GB) 7,b m 11-6

Jack Hobbs (GB)-Annie's Answer(Flemensfirth)

cp3(22) d1 (Mr Semore Kurdi)
Rated 113

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Audacious Annie (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Miss Cynthia (GB)1
27th Dec 2025 Kempton(3m 121yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Audacious Annie (GB) 5th (6/1 10-0 Rated 113) Isabelle Ryder 5.00L in front of Miss Cynthia (GB) 7th (5/1 10-9 Rated 115) Harry Skelton (10 ran)
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First Time - Visor Mermaids Cave» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 11/4 Princess Keri, 3/1 Apples Moon, 7/2 Miss Cynthia, 9/2 Audacious Annie, 8/1 Pretending, 14/1 Looking As You Are, 16/1 Mermaids Cave.

Previous Years
2025 Mermaids Cave 6 10-10 Ben Bromley 10/1 (James Owen)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton/Tristan Durrell
5
31
16

Mrs L Wadham/Tom Cannon
5
13
38

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton
16
99
16

James Owen
13
61
21

Mrs L Wadham
6
15
40

Jamie Snowden
5
29
17

E Williams
4
44
9

Miss N Martin
1
3
33

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Tom Cannon
7
27
25

Tristan Durrell
5
32
15

Rian Corcoran
5
20
25

Toby McCain-Mitchell
3
20
15

Sean Houlihan
1
19
5

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Fakenham

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Mrs L Wadham
57
211
27

James Owen
20
77
26

Alex Hales
18
117
15

E Williams
18
96
19

D Skelton
9
20
45

Jamie Snowden
8
52
15

Miss N Martin
0
2
0

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Fakenham

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Tom Cannon
21
99
21

Tristan Durrell
7
30
23

Sean Houlihan
1
12
8

Toby McCain-Mitchell
1
5
20

Isabelle Ryder
0
7
0

Ned Fox
0
4
0

Rian Corcoran
0
1
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Fakenham

Horse
Wins
Runs
Mermaids Cave (IRE)
1
1
Pretending (IRE)
0
2
Miss Cynthia (GB)
0
1