Legislator gets vote for Team Arlary in hot Borders National test

Rising chaser can go distance at Kelso

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DE LEGISLATOR (2.00) screams out to be backed in the Borders National.

It's one of the best days of the Scottish jumps season when Kelso opens its doors for one of their flagship races.

Lucinda Russell is well known as a genius when it comes to long-distance chasers and nothing has changed with Michael Scudamore on board.

De Legislator may be a bit tight in the betting for such a competitive event but you couldn't have a better profile going into the race.

The eight-year-old made a winning return at Ayr recently and looked as though he needed every single centimetre of the three-mile trip.

Going up another mile should be right up his street and, if that is the case, De Legislator will be extremely tough to beat.