Jockey

Grand National-winning jockey Liam Treadwell found dead aged 34 

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Jockey Liam Treadwell – who shocked the world with his sensational Grand National on 100/1 outsider Mon Mome in 2009 – is found dead aged 34 Jockey Liam Treadwell, who won the 2009 Grand National, has died aged 34 Trainer Alastair Ralph described the death on Tuesday as ‘unbelievably sad’ Tributes have poured in for … Read more

Ex jockey and TalkTalk CEO during £80m cyber attack who will lead UK’s test and trace scheme

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The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow.  Baroness Dido Harding, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm and is the … Read more

Jockey Richard Pitman on money and abolishing income tax

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Former jump jockey Richard Pitman would abolish income tax if he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. Pitman rode 470 winners in his career, but was famously beaten into second place in the 1973 Grand National on board Crisp by Red Rum, three-time winner of the Aintree race. He reveals he could earn the equivalent of … Read more