RACING:DON'T PUSH IT is on course to bid for back-to-back victories in the John Smith's Grand National following his eye-catching run at the Cheltenham Festival.

Despite finishing out of the money in 10th place behind Buena Vista in the Pertemps Final over hurdles and at a trip way short of the Aintree marathon, it was a performance that delighted connections.

“Everything’s fine. He’s come out of the race good and we are looking forward to going back to Aintree again,” said Frank Berry, racing manager to owner JP McManus.

“He ran well, he got a little bit outpaced at the top of the hill and he ran on again. You’d have to be happy with him. All roads lead to Aintree, that’s the plan.”

Meanwhile, jockeys Rodi Greene and Aidan Coleman were taken to hospital after suffering falls in the opening contest at Lingfield yesterday that saw racing delayed by over half an hour.

Greene took a frightening tumble from Diamond Twister at the first flight in a maiden hurdle, while Coleman came off Spirit D’Armor at the third obstacle.

The jockeys were taken to East Surrey Hospital in Redhill in separate ambulances, which had to return to the track before racing could resume.

Greene is believed to have suffered a pelvic injury, while Coleman was hospitalised as a precaution.

Coleman’s agent, Sam Stronge, said: “I’ve had a text message from him and he’s gone in for precautionary X-rays.

“He thinks it’s just bruising, but he’s being checked on just to make sure.

“Fingers crossed he’s okay. It could be a combination of quite a few falls he’s had recently.”

As well as the two unseated jockeys, there were two other fallers in the race.

The Strawberry One fell at the first flight, while Buona Sarah suffered a fatal injury when coming down at the second.

Cody Wyoming, a 100 to 1 shot, claimed victory for trainer Heather Main and jockey Dominic Elsworth.