10 Facts About Liam Treadwell

Liam Treadwell was an English National Hunt jockey, who won over 300 races between 2009 and 2019.

Balding later said on BBC's Have I Got News for You quiz that she believed Liam Treadwell to have had his teeth "kicked out" by a horse, a common injury suffered by jockeys, apologising again for her error.

Liam Treadwell later received calls from dentists offering to fix his teeth for free.

In 2013, Liam Treadwell won the Byrne Group Plate race at the Cheltenham Festival on Carrickboy.

Liam Treadwell was taken to hospital after falling in the Topham Chase.

Liam Treadwell was a standby rider for the 2014 Grand National.

Liam Treadwell's injury was featured in a Professional Jockeys Association film about the dangers of concussion in horse racing.

Liam Treadwell announced his retirement on 13 February 2018, citing health reasons, including his head injury and a shoulder injury.

In total, Liam Treadwell won 308 National Hunt races, and 28 flat races.

Liam Treadwell died on 23 June 2020, aged 34, in Billingsley, Shropshire, after taking a mixture of drugs including an animal painkiller and class A substances.