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WILLIAMSON FOR DIRECT RETURN AT ASCOT

Norman Williamson will return to action for the prestigious Victor Chandler Chandler at Ascot tomorrow after a day on the sidelines.

Williamson decided to sit out Folkestone today after a crashing fall at Wetherby on Thursday.

"I was feeling a bit sore this morning and decided to have a rest to make myself fresh for Ascot," he said.

Williamson lay motionless for a short time after being unseated from Macgeorge.

"A lot of people tell me it looked bad and it was a heavy fall. I was lucky to be able to walk away," he said.

Williamson currently has four booked rides tomorrow, including Direct Route in the £50,000 Victor Chandler Chase.

Earlier this week he opted to partner Direct Route ahead of the ante-post favourite Nordance Prince.

"It's going to be a tough race and there are probably four or five with a good chance but I hope Direct Route will be thereabouts."