15:15 leicester Thursday 12th February 2026

The application of cheekpieces could help LEECH (7) after he didn't travel with much enthusiasm last time before making late headway. With a good pace to aim at holds every chance. HAWK STONE (3) finished ahead of the aforementioned on latest start and likely there is more improvement to come providing just the third start over larger obstacles. Similar can be said for CLASSICAL STING (1) who claimed a victory on chasing debut at Kelso delivering penultimate start. Disappointingly couldn't follow that up but is still a likely player here. Winner of this last year NIGHT JET (8) arrives below his best. May contend.