Shelbourne Cassi, a consistent type since her comeback from a seasonal rest in October, looks ready to strike for the first time in a month when she lines up in the www.petersonracing.co.uk stakes over 450m at Oxford tonight.

The Nick Colton-trained brindle bitch has impeccable breeding lines and has never been longer than 6-4 or less favourite in her last six outings which have produced one win, four seconds and a fourth – the latter after she found trouble.

She’s well overdue another win and you can expect the bookies satchels to take a beating on Saturday.

Elsewhere on the all-trophy card, again thanks to the owners of the Michael Peterson kennels, another in-form bitch, the Maurice Massey-trained Geneva Pippa, steps up a class after seeing off Miton Campbell by four and a half lengths last week.

It was a victory straight back from injury and, providing she puts in her best work at the boxes, she could be untroubled to double up in the Valleymount Pat Retirement Stakes.

Greencroft Tomy, in all sorts of trouble over the extended distance last time out, gets an immediate ease in grade and looks good in the S2, the www.petersonracing.co.uk racing stakes over 595m.

SATURDAY'S RUNNERS 7.35: Scatty Oscar, Vevas Tiger, Ashvale Beauty, ARCHIES KAY, Snazzy Sky, Swift Aggie 3.

7.50: Fit Chick, Magical Rio 3, LASSA EXPLODES, Spencers Lad, Pennys Simpson, Sudden Decision.

8.05: Iverpulse, Craufurd Boy, SHELBOURNE CINDY, Isle Of Erkina 3, Woodbrook Fancy, Droopys Willow.

8.20: Twiglish Whitty, Malbya Beyonce, Follow the Light 3, Shelbourne Fire, Unlikely Ace, TERRYDRUM VAL.

8.35: Sharons Commando, GREYFOX FRANC, Wiltshire Zig, Thelollysonmolly 3, Burwood Layla, Boozed Scrappy.

8.50: Coreless Dan, Hillcross Secret, Maffra Penske 3, Angel Risky, Grayfox Ebony, HAMILTON HERO.

9.05: Bargain Key 3, Parkill Be Good, Lazy Jim, GORTKELLY NANI, Not Now Blue, Ballydine Butch.

9.20: Greencroft Vieri, Applegreen Boy 3, Geneva Stripe, Roadstown Kettle, SHELBOURNE FIZZ, Roseville Breeze.

9.35: CARKILLS EXPRESS, Dishoftheday 3, Bangkok Betty, Frisky Giacoma, Sniper Sammy, Starcash Sandy.

9.50: Greencroft Tomy, Too Swift Risky, HEAT BLAST, Roadstown Posh, Hondos Baga 3, Boozed Ted.

10.05: Posh Marine 3, Bluejay Risky, Geneva Pippa, Thandis Bob Bi, WINSLOW WONDER, Broadacres Mo.

10.20: Maldini Gullane 3, SHELBOURNE CASSI, Conduit, Ring The chief, Builders Star, Alfies Cracker.

Nap: Shelbourne Cassi.

l Aherlow Shaw, trained by Richard Yeates, heads for the Fairview Kennels Trafalgar Cup at Oxford Stadium next month after landing her seventh win in ten open puppy races at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

The news was not so good, however, for kennelmate Freedom Emma, who lost for the first time in six outings when beaten by Westmead Melanie.

Meanwhile, Pats Cash (Tony Magnasco) will miss the Oxfordshire Stakes next week after having his tonsils out.