Did you know there’s more chance of dying when horse racing than cycling, skiing or even diving? In fact, you’re nearly three times less likely to die from a gunshot than riding a horse!

With the Cheltenham races taking place next week, Paddy Power have produced the following infographic to show that jockeys are the toughest sportspeople in the world:

While footballers are busy picking up calf injuries and tennis stars suffer from tennis elbow, 40% of all injuries sustained by falling off a race horse are serious. The majority of them being broken limbs, neck or back.