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MAGUIRE GETS LEG UP ON KING

Adrian Maguire is set to renew his association with leading fancy Village King in the Pertemps Great Yorkshire Chase when he returns to action at Doncaster on Saturday.

The Irishman was very sore after a fall at Ascot on Friday and missed his rides at Haydock Park the following afternoon.

He is currently sitting out a five-day suspension which ends on Friday.

"I ride Village King in the Great Yorkshire Chase," Maguire said today. "I won on him at Cheltenham last time and he won well.

"I feel great and, all being well, I'll have a full book of rides at Doncaster."

Bitofamixup, who missed an engagement when today's meeting at Wincanton was abandoned, has been rerouted to the Great Yorkshire Chase.

The nine-year-old's trainer Michael Roberts said: "I'll declare him for Doncaster in the morning and I've just booked Rupert Wakley. Tony McCoy was due to ride him today but he has to go to Cheltenham on Saturday. I'm sure Rupert will be able to do as well."

But Roberts warned: "Bitofamixup won't run if it rained and got too soft - he wants good ground or faster."

Bitofamixup finished second on his reappearance at Fontwell two weeks ago on ground softer than ideal and the Hailsham trainer added: "In the circumstances he ran very well at Fontwell and will come on for the run."

The gelding faces a long day on Saturday as Roberts explained: "We've got runners at Folkestone tomorrow so he'll have to go up on Saturday - it'll be a crack-of-dawn start.

"But, fingers crossed, he'll go well at Doncaster off his handy weight."

Bitofamixup is a best-priced 20-1 with the Tote for the Great Yorkshire Chase.

Ladbrokes bet: 2-1 Brother Of Iris, 5-1 Village King, 6-1 Strong Tel, 12-1 Bengers Moor, 14-1 Sweet Lord, 16-1 Bitofamixup, Fullopep, Jocks Cross, Niki Dee, Speaker Weatherill, 20-1 bar.

William Hill: 2-1 Brother Of Iris, 5-1 Village King, 6-1 Strong Tel, 14-1 Bitofamixup, 16-1 In The Blood, Fullopep, Niki Dee, Speaker Weatherill, Sweet Lord, 20-1 bar.

Coral: 2-1 Brother Of Iris, 5-1 Strong Tel, Village King, 14-1 Niki Dee, In The Blood, 16-1 Speaker Weatherall, Jocks Cross, Course Doctor, Tough Test, 20-1 bar.