Busy weekend of competition about to start; RACING Jockey Paul Hanagan with the inside track.

Byline: Jockey Paul

TOMORROW and Saturday are two more busy days of racing for me. Haydock Park on Friday afternoon and Pontefract in the evening, followed by Ripon on Saturday - and I expect to be back at Haydock in the evening.

Of my three rides at Haydock tomorrow, I'd say the best chance is Layla's Boy in the opening Stainless Wire Ltd Maiden Stakes. He was second at Ayr last week, but these Haydock maiden races are very competitive, so an each-way chance.

The Haydock Park Annual Badgeholders Club Claiming Stakes has cut up a little, and there will be only four or five runners. My mount Visions Of Johanna would have a chance if there were to be a good gallop.

I have a full book of rides at Pontefract in the evening. My best opportunities are definitely Stateside in the 7.05pm race and Total Impact half an hour later.

Stateside was denied a hat trick of wins when just beaten by one length at Redcar a fortnight ago. He will be there or thereabouts.

I love Total Impact to bits. He's a hold-up horse, so it's up to yours truly to produce him at the right moment. He will go very close.

I am writing before I know the declarations for Haydock Park on Saturday evening when I notice there is a concert by tribute act Bj|rn Again after racing finishes. That'll certainly bring in the crowds.

Two of my intended rides will have good chances if they run, so check out the declarations.

Elusive Sue was runner-up at Catterick earlier this month and the EBF S Kelly's Hawthorn Estates Maiden Stakes offers her the opportunity to win for the first time at 7.10pm. Trip The Light was second at Haydock on the opening day of the Lancashire Oaks meeting. A tough horse, I think he will go close if he runs in the Anne Rowlands Memorial CRUK Handicap at 8.40pm.

Last week's meeting at York was a strange one for me. Some of my fancied rides didn't win, and a couple of those that I hadn't expected to did!

I thought Albaqaa ran a great race to finish third from a dreadful draw in the John Smith's Cup. He has to be covered up so I had no option but to wait until there was an opening. He ran on strongly to be third. If we'd had the luck of the draw, I think he could have won.

. THE next racing at Haydock Park is the two-day meeting on July 17, a Friday afternoon, and Saturday evening July 18 which includes a concert by Bj|rn Again after racing finishes at 9.10pm. Admission: Newton Enclosure (Friday pounds 8 & Saturday pounds 10); Tattersalls (pounds 15 & pounds 18); County Enclosure (pounds 23 & pounds 28); and Premier Enclosure (pounds 34 & pounds 43). Accompanied children under 16 enter free. Senior citizens and students, with appropriate ID, enter Tattersalls at half price.Nor th West jockey PAUL HANAGAN - in his Flat racing column sponsored by Haydock Park - rides at the track tomorrow and hopes to be back on Saturday