Kempton preview: Presenting Arms to gun down rivals

David Metcalf | November 23, 2015

Arms on hand to offer threat

Presenting Arms has a good record fresh and can take advantage of what looks a lenient mark to make a winning return to action in the 2m handicap hurdle on today’s card at Kempton (15.45).

The Harry Fry trained gelding won first time up last season at Wetherby before making light of a 7lb penalty to follow-up over course and distance.

Presenting Arms made a couple of mistakes in the latter, but travelled powerfully throughout and after taking up the running at the final flight only had to be ridden out to beat Rayvin Black by six lengths off a mark of 121.

It was a most taking display, and the runner-up is a useful sort who is now rated 134 having gone went on to land a valuable handicap at Sandown before finishing runner-up in the ultra-competitive class 1 Imperial Cup at the same venue.

That gives the form a very strong look in the context of this class 3 in contest, especially as Presenting Arms was receiving just 1lb from Rayvin Black and beat him so comprehensively.

It suggests that the eight-year-old remains very well-treated off a mark of 127, at a track where he is unbeaten in two starts.

Another plus is that Presenting Arms has a good record fresh having won twice after a lay-off, and with the yard in good form the son of Presenting looks weighted to take all the beating.