Rory Delargy and Dave Massey are back with their preview of today's action, with a couple of races from Leicester under the spotlight.
Racing betting tips: Thursday February 12
1pt win Urblereagh in the 15:15 Leicester at 14/1 (General) - min 12/1
15:15 Leicester
URBLEREAGH might require this first try over fences to acclimatise to them but he's been one on my watching list for a while now, having shown ability at both Southwell and last time out at Uttoxeter in novice hurdles and this switch to larger obstacles could see him improve again, as we've seen happen with a couple of Tom Grettan's this season.
Having seen him in the flesh I can say he certainly has the size for the job, if he has the ability to match.
Hawk Stone is well suited by heavy ground, with his record in handicaps on such a surface reading 2132, and his latest second to El Rojo Grande at Ffos Las has been franked by the winner scoring again at Lingfield last week.
Hawk Stone was beaten three lengths by El Rojo Grande at Ffos Las, but would have been closer but for a mistake at the last fence and he holds both Leech and Lucky Lugger on that effort, which may be underestimated. He looks the danger to the selection.
15:45 Leicester
Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies are ticking along nicely with their jumps teams, with four winners from nine runners in the last week, and they can continue that good run with the well-thought-of Rosscahill here.
Rosscahill does need to bounce back from an underwhelming chase debut at Ffos Las in October, but a long break since that run suggests all was not well on the day and he had looked a really bright prospect when winning two of his three starts (both on deep ground) last season.
It’s fair to assume that part-owners Ged Mason and Alex Ferguson didn’t envisage this strapping gelding slogging around in Class 4 company after that bright start. Still completely unexposed, and with proven form in the ground, he can prove the form of his seasonal reappearance all wrong by getting back to winning ways.
Preview posted at 09:48 GMT on 12/02/26
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