OXFORD favourite Jolly Poacher puts his impressive local record on the line when he lines up in the £8,000 Betfred Pall Mall Stakes at the Stadium tonight.

Winner of nine of his 11 races at Sandy Lane, Poacher, now trained by Nick Colton and a recent winner of the Swindon Arc, faces some up and coming prospects as the heats get under way tonight.

The likes of defending champion Ballymac Ace, who clashes with last year’s Derby runner-up Lyreen Mover, should be prominent as should Erinie Gaskins’ Perilous Guide and Nikki Savva’s Westmead Shaw.

Other local hopes are Trafalgar Cup winner Spencers Lad, Aherlow Shaw, Pats Cash and Rebel Ace.

The first three in each heat progress to next Thursday's semi-finals.

TONIGHT’S RUNNERS

7.35: Hard Luck Emma, Smooth Henry 3, Dysert Ishma, Meenala Peta, Finka, BRIGHT HAWK.

7.50: Aldergrove Ceol, Tashas Heart, CRAUFURD BOY, Builders Katie, Sierra Vista, Hi Beavis 3.

8.05: Demontforts Lady, Stouke Ted 3, White Nose Girl, Golden Sand, Nailgun Barley, SvetaS run.

8.20 (Pall Mall heat 1): Manilla Flash, SPENCERS LAD, Ballymac Denis, Slick Signature, Coom Bullet 3, Kilara Mac.

8.35 (Pall Mall heat 2): King Jaffa, Brittons Empire, Hello Dino 3, Shenfield Legend, Longmeadow Dude, FIFIS WHITESOX.

8.50 (Pall Mall heat 3): Lyreen Mover 3, BALLYMAC ACE, Adams Honour, Tuttles Maldini, Chicago Prince, Slick Stone.

9.05: Ferryforth Best, Silkmore Sunset, Heat Blast 3, Dublinyourmoney, ALLYDINE BUTCH, Corporate Award.

9.20 (Pall Mall heat 4): Judicial Pause, JOLLY POACHER, A For Albert, Romeo Reason, Westmead Samy, Dromana Max 3.

9.35 (Pall Mall heat 5): WESTMEAD SHAW, Little Sensation, Aherlow Shaw 3, Pats Cash, Springwell Hot, Pams Tomjo. 9.50 (Pall Mall heat 6): Buzz Doc 3, Rebel Ace, PERILOUS GUIDE, Lil Risky, Ballymac Drogba, Zodiac Zeus.

10.05: Care Choice, Veggie Man, GULLEEN MILLIE, Gragane Leila, Tullna Chief 3, Bad Monkey.

10.20: Kin Ofthe Mount, Hondos Saga, BIZZLE, Ring The Chief, Peony King, Holycross Ace 3.

Nap: Perilous Guide.