Oscar Pepper, who proved he was better than ever on the all-weather this winter, can take advantage of a considerably lower turf rating in the seangraham.com Handicap over a mile at Musselburgh this afternoon.

David Barron's stable has been in tremendous form throughout the year and his six-year-old ran a corker when short-headed by Del Mar Sunset in a competitive handicap at Wolverhampton in February.

That was from a rating of 87 but he has every chance in this lesser contest from the best draw off a 20lb lower mark and Kieren Fallon is a good booking.

Oscar Pepper goes well on fast ground and hit form at around this time last year.

He is taken to get the better of former stablemate Supreme Salutation, who is now under the care of David Chapman.

Barron's newcomer Baylaw Star is an interesting runner in the Sean Graham Skytext P370 Maiden Auction Stakes, but preference is for Richard Fahey's Little Jimbob.

The juvenile makes plenty of appeal on breeding and will have to show up well in this contest to justify his entries in a couple of valuable sales races later in the season.

Fahey has prospects with Opening Ceremony in the Sean Graham Tele-Betting Freephone 08000 321321 Classified Stakes over seven furlongs, but preference is for Brian Ellison's Sir Northerndancer.

The four-year-old has been in good form on fibresand this winter and was anything but disgraced from the worst draw in a large field at Catterick last time.

On that occasion he finished behind a couple of today's rivals but it will be no surprise to see those placings overturned this time round.

Ellison's Conquering Love has a bit to find on his reappearance in the Sean Graham Bookmakers In Scotland Handicap and the fancy is Michael Dods' Gone Too Far, who won on his turf reappearance last year from a slightly higher mark.

He ran well on several other occasions, including over this course and distance, and Joe Fanning, who was aboard for his win, is back in the saddle and his usual blinkers have been swapped for a visor.

Columbine reserves her best efforts for this course and she has conditions to suit in the Sean Graham Channel 4 Teletext P616 Fillies' Handicap over her optimum trip of five furlongs.

A strong pace suits her ideally and it looks as though she'll get it here with a couple of confirmed front runners in the line-up.

She returned to winning ways at this course last month and is likely to be thereabouts.

At Brighton, Peter Makin's Ball King looks an interesting runner from a favourable low draw in the Shone Building Selling Stakes over seven furlongs.

Although he didn't find much off the bridle over a mile last time, the return to this trip should be in his favour and he'll have a good chance in this lower grade if the first-time blinkers have the desired effect.

Tomthevic, who had no chance from the draw last time, has both the services of Darryll Holland and a good low draw and is the selection in the Ladbrokes Handicap over five-and-a-half furlongs.

* Exeter are planning a 9am inspection on Sunday morning to determine if the steeplechase races scheduled for their Tuesday meeting can go ahead.

The chase track is currently described as hard after a long dry spell which is not set to end yet.

A little rain is forecast for Friday night, but it will only amount to about get two millimetres.

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