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
Tommy Carberry one and a half lengths from French Tan. In 1971 Carberry rode L'Escargot to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the second year in a row, this time beating Leap by 10 lengths. In 1973 he rode Inkslinger to victory in the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. In 1975 he rode the winner in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Aintree Grand National and Irish Grand National. He rode Ten Up to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It was Carberry's third win in the race. His Aintree Grand National win was on L'Escargot when he beat Red Rum who