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
Tom O'Brien (jockey) professional race meeting. In 2005, O'Brien had his first big race win on Captain Corelli in the Tommy Whittle Chase at Haydock Park. In 2007 and 2008, O'Brien rode McKelvey in the Grand National, coming second to Silver Birch in 2007. At the 2009 Cheltenham Festival, O'Brien rode Silk Affair to a win in the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle. O'Brien is a regular jockey for Philip Hobbs and Peter Bowen and is based in the South West of England. Great Britain Tom O'Brien (jockey) Tom O'Brien (born 1986) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.