MILLIONS of television viewers watched as a former Pershore jockey was rescued by his friend following a horrific fall in Saturday's Grand National at Aintree.

Warren Marston, 30, who now lives at Bourton-on-the-Water, was involved in the pile-up at the Canal Turn, when loose horse Paddy's Return veered across the fence, bringing down nine others.

Warren, of Greenlake Close, was riding outsider Amberleigh House, when the straying horse forced him wide.

He fell to the ground and screamed for help as a number of horses jumped on top of him.

Fellow jockey, Irishman Jim Culloty, who was also unseated, came to his aid.

His horse, Village King, was another faller. Warren said: "It all happened very quickly. You don't get time to think in these situations. I just remember going into the fence and getting knocked over it.

" Jim just pulled me out.

"I was having a drink with Jim the night before, so I will have to buy him one now."

Warren added that although he was thankful for Jim's actions, it was something that any of the jockeys would have done.

Despite receiving stitches to his neck, Warren returned to racing on Tuesday at Exeter.