Tim Walker | Photo: PACEPIX
Arma Xfactor heads into tomorrow night’s Ray Duffy Memorial (2130m) in career best form, according to driver Maddison Brown.
The six-year-old returned to the care of Brown’s father and trainer Colin earlier this year, following an unsuccessful stint in New South Wales.
Since his comeback across the Nullarbor, Arma Xfactor has put in two encouraging runs to commence his campaign.
His most recent performance saw him run a tough second to Nullarbor and Fremantle Cup placegetter Gee Heza Sport.
Brown said she was heartened by last week’s performance and indicated Arma Xfactor was relishing being back in familiar surroundings.
“He pulled me from go to woe,” Brown told TABradio.
“I thought over the 2500 it would tell towards the end, but he ran it out strongly.
“Dad’s got him going really well this time in.
“He was running out and cross firing and we couldn’t get him to pace over there.
“It seems that he prefers the tight circuit.”
Arma Xfactor is likely to find himself in the breeze again in tomorrow night’s feature event, with last start winner Sugar Apple drawn favourably in barrier one.
Brown said she was confident Arma Xfactor could do work in the run and score a deserved win tomorrow night.
“I’m probably going to be a bit of a passenger again,” she said.
“He races pretty fiercely, so I think I will be outside the leader.
“The 2100 should suit him.
“It’s not going to be easy, but Xfactor is probably in career best form.”
As well as Arma Xfactor and Sugar Apple, the Ray Duffy Memorial has also attracted in-form pacers Golden Lode and Prince Of Pleasure.