Alan Flint
Alan William Flint was born in 1949. He was apprenticed to Snowy Gray and rode his first
Alan William Flint was born in 1949. He was apprenticed to Snowy Gray and rode his first
winner on Pertino at Beverley on June 12, 1969. That was his only success on the Flat.
winner on Pertino at Beverley on June 12, 1969. That was his only success on the Flat.
He took out a jump jockey’s licence for the 1974/75 season and rode for Middleham trainer
He took out a jump jockey’s licence for the 1974/75 season and rode for Middleham trainer
Eric Collingwood.
Eric Collingwood.
He scored his first victory over jumps on Tinker’s Plea in a Teesside Park novices’ hurdle on March 7, 1975. He went on to ride a total of 37 winners in that sphere, 36 of which were over hurdles and just one over fences.
He scored his first victory over jumps on Tinker’s Plea in a Teesside Park novices’ hurdle on March 7, 1975. He went on to ride a total of 37 winners in that sphere, 36 of which were over hurdles and just one over fences.
He finished third in the list of junior riders for the 1976/77 season and won it the following year, when the conditional jockeys’ title was decided as a points-based competition, with 12 points for a win in open races and 8 points for wins in conditional jockeys’ races.
He finished third in the list of junior riders for the 1976/77 season and won it the following year, when the conditional jockeys’ title was decided as a points-based competition, with 12 points for a win in open races and 8 points for wins in conditional jockeys’ races.