PAT SMULLEN, who will ride Grey Swallow in the King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Newbury today, enjoyed a timely boost at Fairyhouse last night when completing a double for his boss Dermot Weld on Gripping and Wildnerness Bay.

DERMOT WELD and Pat Smullen appear to hold a strong hand at Fairyhouse tonight and they can combine to provide a winning nap with Gripping in the Commons Nursery.