Racecards
15:05 Lingfield Park
Fred Gibson Memorial Amateur Riders' Handicap (Class F)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard

Open Arms
14- Form 604323
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Mrs C Williams
held up mid-division, effort under pressure over 1f out, kept on one-paced but not trouble leaders

Box Builder
142- Form 0000-00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Mrs R Powell
tracked leader, lead after 4f, ridden and headed over 2f out, one-paced over 1f out

- Form 50-0500
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Mr Michael Murphy
in touch, slightly hampered over 5f out, soon behind

Mr Cospector
515- Form 00/2006-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Williams
- Jockey Miss K Quayle
led, headed after 4f , soon ridden and behind

- Form 0/51-660
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Mr E Dehdashti
held up behind, headway 5f out, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly

- Form 05-3000
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey Mr J E Moore
held up towards rear, effort in mid-division 4f out, weakened 3f out

- Form 000030
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Mr R Pooles
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened

- Form 002365
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey Mr D H Dunsdon
slowly into stride, in rear, never troubled leaders

- Form 060000
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer J Bridger
- Jockey Miss R Illman
prominent, lost position after 8f, behind after


- Form 03240/0-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey Miss L Brewer
prominent until 4f out, soon weakened

Ela Jay
43- Form 024535
- Age 3
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Mr J Rees
held up mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, no extra final furlong

- Form 004002
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Mr S Rees
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 6f out, in touch 2f out, kept on one-paced from over 1f out

Its Your Bid
68- Form 400022
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer S Woodman
- Jockey Miss R Woodman
slowly into stride, in rear, headway 7f out and wide, stayed on from over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd close home
In depth
Verdict
Rebelle continued the good form of the Ian Wood stable when successful in two-mile handicap at Southwell last month, however, a 5lb rise leaves him with more to do here. Open Arms is a consistent performer and deserves to win a handicap of this nature but has yet to prove his effectiveness over this trip and is best ignored. The handicapper has seen it fit to raise Its Your Bid by 4lbs for her five length second to Cedar Master at Goodwood last time and even of her light weight looks to have to much to do. So Precious has slipped to an attractive mark but has not been running well, while Classic Cponkers returns to the flat after a couple of runs over hurdles. Hugh Morrison's Ela Jay has been running well without a great deal of luck recently and is another with claims but the TEAMtalk selection in a wide-open contest is Distant Sky. Still a maiden at the age of five, there are other runners with more obvious claims than the son of Distant View but, having slipped to an attractive mark and with good amateur Jamie Moore booked for the ride, Philip Mitchell's gelding might be worth chancing at the odds.