Trainer Oliver Sherwood has refused to rule out a shot at next month ’ s Grand National with his Cheltenham Gold Cup sixth Many Clouds . The Trevor Hemmings-owned winner of November ’ s Hennessy Gold Cup is a 33-1 chance for the race . The Lambourn trainer said : ‘ I am not ruling the National out but Many Clouds is having a quiet week and we will talk about it after that . Oliver Sherwood has refused to rule out a shot at next month ’ s Grand National with Many Clouds . ‘ If you had told me at the start of the season he would be sixth in the Gold Cup I would have bitten your hand off but my gut feeling is he didn ’ t run his race . He jumped off sixth and finished sixth . He was beaten with a circuit to go . ‘ The winner ( Coneygree ) is a very good horse . Like other trainers are saying about their runners , maybe he got us out of our comfort zone. ’ Meanwhile , amateur rider Tom Weston , who was airlifted to Bristol ’ s Southmead hospital after puncturing both lungs in a heavy fall from Benbane Head in last Thursday ’ s Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup was expected to be released from hospital on Tuesday afternoon . The amateur jockey , who had a spell in intensive care , tweeted : 'About to be let out to rest up at home . Big thanks to @ IJF-official @ CheltenhamRaces @ NorthBristolNHS and all wellwishers . Feeling gd. ’ Sherwood ( pictured ) revealed he will make plans for Many Clouds following a 'quiet week ' for the horse .
Many Clouds trainer Oliver Sherwood is 'not ruling out the National ' Lambourn trainer has given Clouds a quiet week following Gold Cup . The former England international was left to pick up his first win of the season in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Melbourne Victory and he will be hoping for more from his side on Sunday.