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Just read he passed away last night!
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Thanks, only 34
Where did you read it? I don't see anything in the RP.
Where did you read it? I don't see anything in the RP.
Shocking news of one so young and just 34 years of age.. R.I.P. Liam.
Very sad ... still only a young man
His success on Mon Mome leaves a great memory
RIP & condolences to family
His success on Mon Mome leaves a great memory
RIP & condolences to family
Trainer Alastair Ralph confirmed that Treadwell was found dead this morning.
Ralph told The Sun: “We found him this morning, it’s all still very raw. It’s just terrible, he had suffered depression and it was on going for a couple of years.”
After a nasty fall at Bangor in 2016 - where he was unconscious for four minutes - he hung up the saddle in 2018 after a series of head injuries and personal problems.
But Treadwell returned to race-riding and has been riding mainly for trainer Alastair Ralph in recent times. He managed ten winners last season and rode at this year's Cheltenham Festival. His last race was at Hereford on March 16.
Ralph told The Sun: “We found him this morning, it’s all still very raw. It’s just terrible, he had suffered depression and it was on going for a couple of years.”
After a nasty fall at Bangor in 2016 - where he was unconscious for four minutes - he hung up the saddle in 2018 after a series of head injuries and personal problems.
But Treadwell returned to race-riding and has been riding mainly for trainer Alastair Ralph in recent times. He managed ten winners last season and rode at this year's Cheltenham Festival. His last race was at Hereford on March 16.
RIP. Thought he was older to be honest, he seemed to be around a long time.
Very sad news , hard to equate the intense high of winning the greatest race on earth with these personal issues and demons.
RIP Liam
RIP Liam
Was he the one Clare Balding embarrassed on television in front of the nation?
RIP
RIP
Adios Tready.Eye remember that, Poppy. Clare Balding - of all people!?
Tragic news RIP.
Yeah, have a bad word to say about the Clare Balding "types" and they'd be out marching up and down the streets moaning they'd been hard done by
Yeah, have a bad word to say about the Clare Balding "types" and they'd be out marching up and down the streets moaning they'd been hard done by
Condolences to family and friends.
Found this article which touches on a few issues he suffered from.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2019/04/04/liam-treadwell-interview-won-grand-national-world-fell-apart/
34 is no age at all
Found this article which touches on a few issues he suffered from.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2019/04/04/liam-treadwell-interview-won-grand-national-world-fell-apart/
34 is no age at all
Very sad news. Only 23 when he won the National. R.I.P.
Tragic RIP , I thought he was a bit Older ,11 years Since his great netional Win ,its a cruel life for some
utterly idiotic and irrelevant post from g1 wanchor puffy.
racing and cricket above all other sports in the auto-hovis stakes, dunno why
racing and cricket above all other sports in the auto-hovis stakes, dunno why
The British Horseracing Authority’s chief executive Nick Rust also paid tribute, saying in a statement: “We are devastated to hear the tragic news about Liam Treadwell.
“Liam had a fine career in British racing, riding over 300 winners in the 17 years that he held a jockeys’ licence, obviously none more memorable than his remarkable 100-1 Grand National success on Mon Mome in 2009 – a ride that cemented his place in racing folklore.
“Liam will forever be remembered for winning the Grand National in 2009 on the 100-1 shot Mon Mome, trained by Venetia Williams. He was a gifted horseman, valued by racehorse trainers for both this and his communication skills.
“He was polite, funny, kind and brave, having spoken passionately and eloquently about his mental health issues both in the press but also in our own ‘Jockey Matters’ films. It is devastating that this has happened, and our thoughts and prayers are with Liam’s family, friends and everyone who knew and supported him.”
“Liam had a fine career in British racing, riding over 300 winners in the 17 years that he held a jockeys’ licence, obviously none more memorable than his remarkable 100-1 Grand National success on Mon Mome in 2009 – a ride that cemented his place in racing folklore.
“Liam will forever be remembered for winning the Grand National in 2009 on the 100-1 shot Mon Mome, trained by Venetia Williams. He was a gifted horseman, valued by racehorse trainers for both this and his communication skills.
“He was polite, funny, kind and brave, having spoken passionately and eloquently about his mental health issues both in the press but also in our own ‘Jockey Matters’ films. It is devastating that this has happened, and our thoughts and prayers are with Liam’s family, friends and everyone who knew and supported him.”
sad news rip.
good tribute by cornelius lysaght on the sporting life website.
good tribute by cornelius lysaght on the sporting life website.
Cornelius Lysaght pays tribute to Liam Treadwell....
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/liam-treadwell-tribute/181201
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/liam-treadwell-tribute/181201
I've witnessed first hand with my dear mother what clinical depression can do to a person and what a cruel illness it is. The word depressed gets banded about all too often these days, but being in a bad place because of circumstances in your life and being clinically depressed are two very different things.
I feel for my mum and anyone who has this terrible condition, she has no escape, she has no hope and has had her life taken from her.
RIP to Liam and best wishes to anyone reading this who is suffering.
Lee.
I feel for my mum and anyone who has this terrible condition, she has no escape, she has no hope and has had her life taken from her.
RIP to Liam and best wishes to anyone reading this who is suffering.
Lee.
Cornelius Lysaght pays tribute to Liam Treadwell....
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/liam-treadwell-tribute/181201
A good but very sad read.
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/liam-treadwell-tribute/181201
A good but very sad read.
Yes Poppy, the odious upper class Balding saw fit to embarrass Liam by drawing attention to the gaping state of his teeth by stating that he could now afford to have them fixed. The blue-blooded Balding probably still doesn't understand how offensive her remarks were! Why the BBC continue to employ this ridiculously over-rated throwback waste of space is one of life's mysteries!
i thought he said he wasn't embarrassed by her comments and had his teeth repaired free because of the publicity .
fife 24 Jun 20 19:52
i thought he said he wasn't embarrassed by her comments and had his teeth repaired free because of the publicity .
Yep, that was pretty much the gist of it; I could never understand why a couple got their knickers in a twist over what Clare Balding said. It was very cringy at the time but clearly no malice was intended, it was a bit of banter that didn't really work and Liam Tredwell being the class act that he was, certainly wasn't going to be bothered by it, on the greatest day of his life.
Well said, Nonaynever, depression is such a terrible illness, one of my best mates TWO sisters (both of them!) have been horrendously effected by it; really not taking part in life now at all and just existing at best. Awful when I think back to them in their twenties and how beautiful they were.
i thought he said he wasn't embarrassed by her comments and had his teeth repaired free because of the publicity .
Yep, that was pretty much the gist of it; I could never understand why a couple got their knickers in a twist over what Clare Balding said. It was very cringy at the time but clearly no malice was intended, it was a bit of banter that didn't really work and Liam Tredwell being the class act that he was, certainly wasn't going to be bothered by it, on the greatest day of his life.
Well said, Nonaynever, depression is such a terrible illness, one of my best mates TWO sisters (both of them!) have been horrendously effected by it; really not taking part in life now at all and just existing at best. Awful when I think back to them in their twenties and how beautiful they were.
very sad only read about this last night
by all accounts a cheerful guy , and the way he took baldings comments said so much about his attitude and personality , in a world of folk waiting to be offended he took it with humour
tragic loss of a good person , RIP Liam
by all accounts a cheerful guy , and the way he took baldings comments said so much about his attitude and personality , in a world of folk waiting to be offended he took it with humour
tragic loss of a good person , RIP Liam
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