by Tom O'RyanFOSTON trainer, Charles Booth, whose horses are in cracking form at present, can continue his purple patch at Haydock tomorrow.Booth, who has saddled six winners and several placed horses from his last dozen runners, relies on Bali Dance in the opening Golden Pheasant Fillies' Handicap, and Tony Culhane's mount is napped to take all the beating.

On her latest start at Carlisle, Bali Dance ran out a cosy length and a half winner from Gymcrak Flyer, the favourite, after travelling smoothly throughout the race, and striking the front well inside the final furlong. Bali Dance has more to do tomorrow, but from a stable which can do no wrong at the moment, she can add another victory to Booth's impressive scoresheet.

Gay Breeze, who lost his unbeaten record this season in the Gosforth Park Cup at Newcastle a couple of weeks ago, can get back on top in the Leahurst Handicap. Paul Felgate's smart sprinter had his winning sequence brought to a halt by Nuclear Debate at Newcastle, but ran a fine race to finish second. With smart apprentice Neil Callan reducing his weight by 7lb tomorrow, he is expected to take plenty of catching on a course where he has been successful in the past.

The £10,000 Claude Harrison Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap has surprisingly and disappointedly cut up to only a handful of runners, and Bryony Brind, who has yet to run a poor race this season, is fancied to concede weight all round.

The promising Souffle (4.10) can sail home for Henry Cecil and Willie Ryan, while Topton (4.40) can show his three rivals a clean pair of heels in the concluding event.

At Newbury, which will be televised on BBC2, Nigel Tinkler is hoping to enjoy the sweet taste of success with Sugarfoot in the £10,000 Mail on Sunday Mile Qualifier Handicap. Sugarfoot, now a four-year-old, has not won since he was a juvenile, but he has run a couple of good races in defeat this season, most notably at Royal Ascot last month when he finished a very creditable fourth in the Royal Hunt Cup. A reproduction of that form could see him capturing the major honours tomorrow in the hands of John Reid.

Literary Society faces 17 rivals in the £20,000 Ladbroke Rated Handicap, but James Toller's talented sprinter is selected to complete a hat-trick of wins. The five-year-old has scored handsomely at Newmarket and Yarmouth and, clearly on the upgrade, has excellent prospects of obliging again here.

John Dunlop has his horses in excellent form, and the Arundel trainer can take the opening honours with Mawared, the mount of Pat Eddery. Mawared was a beaten favourite on his return to action at Goodwood at the end of May.

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