Falls for jockeys Greene and Coleman

Jockeys Rodi Greene and Aidan Coleman were taken to hospital after suffering falls in the opening contest at Lingfield that saw racing delayed by more than half an hour.

Greene took a frightening tumble from Diamond Twister at the first flight in the lingfieldpark.co.uk 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 OK.

"It could be a combination of quite a few falls he's had recently."

Lisa Williamson, the trainer of Greene's mount, Diamond Twister, said: "I was with him when they put him in the ambulance and some of the jockeys are going to see him after racing.

"I've been trying to fathom out what happened. It looked like he jumped the hurdle OK, it was what happened on the landing side.

"I just hope he's OK."

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 100-1 shot, claimed victory for trainer Heather Main and jockey Dominic Elsworth.

The second race, originally scheduled for 3pm, began soon after 3.30pm.