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Former Grand National-winning jockey Brian Fletcher dies aged 69.
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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 35626" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Brian Fletcher: 'Unsung hero' who won Grand National three times dies aged 69</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8 hours ago</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing" target="_blank"><u>Horse Racing</u></a></li> </ul><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing%2F38604734&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Brian%20Fletcher%3A%20%27Unsung%20hero%27%20who%20won%20Grand%20National%20three%20times%20dies%20aged%2069&bodytext=&" target="_blank"><u> Digg </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing%2F38604734&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Brian%20Fletcher%3A%20%27Unsung%20hero%27%20who%20won%20Grand%20National%20three%20times%20dies%20aged%2069&description=&caption=&display=popup&" target="_blank"><u> Facebook </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing%2F38604734&" target="_blank"><u> Google </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing%2F38604734&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Brian%20Fletcher%3A%20%27Unsung%20hero%27%20who%20won%20Grand%20National%20three%20times%20dies%20aged%2069&summary=&" target="_blank"><u> LinkedIn </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing%2F38604734&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Brian%20Fletcher%3A%20%27Unsung%20hero%27%20who%20won%20Grand%20National%20three%20times%20dies%20aged%2069&" target="_blank"><u> Reddit </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing%2F38604734&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Brian%20Fletcher%3A%20%27Unsung%20hero%27%20who%20won%20Grand%20National%20three%20times%20dies%20aged%2069&" target="_blank"><u> StumbleUpon </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Brian%20Fletcher%3A%20%27Unsung%20hero%27%20who%20won%20Grand%20National%20three%20times%20dies%20aged%2069&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing%2F38604734&=&" target="_blank"><u> Twitter </u></a></li> </ul><p>Copy this link</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/38604734" target="_blank"><u>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/38604734</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank"><u>Read more about sharing.</u></a></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/87D6/production/_93547743_fletcher_bbc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Fletcher also won the Scottish National in 1974, and finished runner-up to Josh Gifford in the jockeys' title race</p><p>Ex-jockey Brian Fletcher, who won the Grand National three times, including twice on Red Rum, has died aged 69.</p><p></p><p>Fletcher's first Grand National success came when he steered Red Alligator to victory in 1968, a year after finishing third at Aintree on the same horse.</p><p></p><p>In 1973, he won the famous race on Red Rum, repeating the feat in 1974.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Red Rum became the most successful horse to run in the National, winning for a third time with Tommy Stack in 1977, the year Fletcher retired.</p><p></p><p>Fletcher also won the Scottish National in 1974, and finished as runner-up to Josh Gifford in the jockeys' title race.</p><p></p><p>Former champion jockey Peter Scudamore said Fletcher was an "unsung hero", without whom "National Hunt racing wouldn't be where it is today".</p><p></p><p>He added: "To win the Grand National three times is an incredible achievement. It's just a shame that after he finished in racing you didn't hear a lot about him."</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
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