Sunday's racing

2.50 Naas - Fairly legal @5/2

I was astounded that 6 yo beneficial gelding was priced  at 3/1 earlier, having gone through the race last night I made him around 6/4 fav and was willing to take 2/1 or bigger. There are some dangers about a green and gold runner having its third run over hurdles but this in my opinion is compensated by what I believe is a massively enhanced price.

The appropriately named fairly legal was given a gentle introduction at Mallow as his price expanded from a morning 7/4 to 4/1 on here come the off. This was in contrast with a Tony Martin plunge horse who easily landed the spoils. FL shaped encouragingly there without ever being asked any serious questions over the minimum trip.

He duly stepped up on that run again over 2 miles at Naas where again looking one paced in the finish. The placed horses at Naas have accentuated my opinion that was a decent run by subsequently substantiating the form of that race. The third 5 lengths adrift has since obliged in a Fairyhouse maiden where as the 4th and 5th (beaten over ten lengths by FL) have both being runner ups in their respective moderate maidens.

Irish maiden hurdles are probably one of the most enticing betting medium for punters and this race is no different with an exposed and limited current favourite who doesn't look progressive. Where as the majority of the  leading market protagonists have being campaigned over similar trips to what they encounter tomorrow, the selection should relish this marked increase in stamina. Tuzo is entitled to improve from his hurdling debut.

Fairly legal looks progressive, consistent and there is likely to be a correlation in an improved performance with the increased emphasis on stamina. A winning pointer at Dromohane   where he got up late also might suggest that he should improve for it. The tenuous collateral form lines between call it magic/space cadet/uantseeingnothingyet are also somewhat encouraging but their transferable accuracy is difficult to decipher.