Dance to rock around Catterick; RACING PREVIEW.

Byline: NAOMI MATTHEW

DANCE And Dance has dodged the handicapper's wrath at Catterick - and can make a victorious return to the track in the Racing UK Handicap (3.50).

Ed Vaughan surprised some observers by closing his yard for two and a half weeks earlier in the summer after declaring his horses were not running up to scratch.

He was spot-on, however, as the Newmarket-based trainer has hit a rash of eyecatching form over the last fortnight.

Andrew Balding's Suffolk Punch can land a blow in the Warwick Racecourse Conditions Stakes at Warwick (4.0).

The juvenile was a disappointing eighth in a competitive handicap at Glorious Goodwood, but they finished in a clump that day and the form is probably worth more than is immediately apparent.

With heavy rain forecast for Ayr, several confirmed mudlarks are queuing up to take their chance at the Scottish venue.

Indeed, Miss Pusey Street has all the credentials required to take the Magner's Cider Handicap (5.10).

Digger Derek can get connections dancing in the rain by securing victory in the Woodford Reserve Handicap earlier on the card (2.40).

Although his recent form is pretty desperate, his two most recent outings did not see him beaten by too far.

The selection's record on soft ground gives added cause for confidence.

Tomorrow's tips AYR: GAZETTE BET: 4.10 Battle Planner. NAOMI MATTHEW: 2.10 Golden Shaheen, 2.40 Digger Derek, 3.10 Distant Pleasure, 3.40 Collateral Damage, 4.10 Persian Peril , 4.40 Kingswinford, 5.10 Miss Pusey Street.

CATTERICK: GAZETTE BET: 3.50 Angel Song. NAOMI MATTHEW: 2.20 Bronze Beau, 2.50 Arjemis, 3.20 Spiders Star, 3.50 Dance And Dance (nap), 4.20 Northern Empire, 4.50 Amethyst Dawn, 5.20 Realt Na Mara.

WARWICK: GAZETTE BET: 3.30 Just Lille. NAOMI MATTHEW: 2.30 Take Ten, 3.00 Mythical Blue, 3.30 Zuwaar, 4.00 Suffolk Punch (nb), 4.30 Asateer, 5.00 Broad Cairn.