David Arbuthnot can be the prime beneficiary as racing finally resumes at Lingfield today. His Spinetail Rufous looks the best bet as a seven-day break in the action due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak comes to an end. The three-year-old is on a hat-trick in the five-furlong handicap. He comfortably won a maiden here last month then showed a fine turn of foot to follow up in a handicap, catching the speedy Justalord close home.

Spinetail Rufous has been given three weeks to recover and should be in shape to score again here today. Argamia looks best in the apprentice handicap. He was the comfortable winner of an amateur riders' event at Wolverhampton last week, striding home five lengths clear, and appears weighted for a follow-up.

Track specialist Gary Moore should be on the mark with Daunted in the claiming stakes. The trainer has sent out no fewer than 95 winners here in the last five years and his gelding contributed a claiming win to the tally in January and ran a creditable fourth in a handicap here last time out.

Companion can land an overdue first win in the maiden. She has made the frame on four of her six career starts to date, showing fair form in the process.

The three-year-old ran as well as ever when second in a claimer a fortnight ago and looks poised to go one place better this time.

Joyfull Dream may be the answer to the seven-furlong handicap.