Legal Eagle aims for treble

Legal Eagle warmed up for his bid to win the Grade 2 Green Point Stakes for the third successive year at Kenilworth on Saturday with a good work-out over 1100m on the course last Saturday.

The seven-year-old was ridden by usual pilot Anton Marcus and went with stable companion Safe Harbour (Anthony Andrews) who was runner-up in the Paddock Stakes, Cape Fillies Guineas and SA Fillies Classic two seasons back.

The final stages of the gallop were shown on closed circuit TV during racing and Legal Eagle finished particularly well. The dual Horse-Of-The-Year is 14-10 favourite to bring the unbeaten run of Rainbow Bridge (16-10) to an end with Gold Challenge winner Undercover Agent next best on 4-1 and Durban July hero Do It Again a 13-2 shot.

It will be the smallest Green Point field this century with Copper Force 18-1 and 22-1 outsider Hat Puntano the only others declared. –