Brian Fletcher in the UK. Fletcher died on 11 January 2017 at the age of 69. Brian Fletcher Brian Fletcher (18 May 1947 – 11 January 2017) was an English jockey known for riding the horse Red Rum to win the Grand National in 1973 and 1974 and for second place in 1975. He first won the Grand National at the age of 20, in 1968 riding Red Alligator. Fletcher began his horse racing career aged 16 with trainer Denys Smith. In 1967, Fletcher rode Red Alligator in the 1967 Grand National, finishing third. The next year, Fletcher rode Red Alligator and
Bartholomew Bretherton (jockey) years which is where he died in 1866. His younger brother Francis was his executor. His uncle, and namesake, Bartholomew Bretherton, was a coach proprietor and landowner in Rainhill. He owned Rainhill House, which became Loyola Hall and founded St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill. Bartholomew Bretherton (jockey) Bartholomew Bretherton (1812–1866) was a jockey from Maghull, north of Liverpool who rode many times in the Grand National as an amateur rider, winning the race in 1840 in the colours of Henry Villebois on his horse Jerry. Bretherton's father was Francis Bretherton (c. 1770 – 1833), coach proprietor of Maghull. Bretherton was his