Theodore Barratt

Theodore Barratt

Article by Alan Trout

Born in 1879, Theodore Frederick Barratt, was invariably shown as ‘F. Barratt’ in results, so presumably known by his second forename. He rode 15 winners under National Hunt rules between 1901 and 1907, achieving a best annual score of five in 1904.  

His first win came when the three-year-old Cliftonville II made a winning debut over jumps the Wye Selling Hurdle at that East Kent venue on November 30, 1901. Despite being bought in for 90 guineas after the race, Cliftonville II never ran under National Hunt rules again. 

His last success was on Miss Foston in the Farlington Handicap Hurdle at Portsmouth Park on November 22, 1907. 

Theodore Barratt’s winners were, in chronological order:

1. Cliftonville II, Wye, September 30, 1901

2. Yellow Card, Wye, September 9, 1902

3. Yellow Card, Portsmouth Park, November 21, 1902

4. Tyninghame, Maiden Erlegh, November 25, 1902

5. Morning Mail, Wye, January 20, 1904

6. Ansley, Folkestone, March 7, 1904

7. Ansley, Folkestone, April 25, 1904

8. Somerled, Wye, September 26, 1904

9. Somerled, Gatwick, October 24, 1904

10. Florinda, Portsmouth Park, March 23, 1905

11. Somerled, Aldershot, May 9, 1905 

12. Astley Abbott, Wolverhampton, January 16, 1906

13. Marigold IV, Wolverhampton, March 5, 1906

14. The Compass, Hawthorn Hill, November 5, 1907

15. Miss Foston, Portsmouth Park, November 22, 1907