Tim Tarratt
Article by Chris Pitt
Article by Chris Pitt
National Hunt jockey Timothy Terence Tarratt held a licence from 1961/62 to 1964/65 and was attached to Tim Molony’s stable at Wymondham, near Melton Mowbray.
National Hunt jockey Timothy Terence Tarratt held a licence from 1961/62 to 1964/65 and was attached to Tim Molony’s stable at Wymondham, near Melton Mowbray.
He rode just two winners, the first of these being on Roger Petit, owned and trained by Henry Mumford-Smith at Stalybridge in Cheshire, who won the 2½ mile Cubley Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter on Easter Monday, April 23, 1962.
He rode just two winners, the first of these being on Roger Petit, owned and trained by Henry Mumford-Smith at Stalybridge in Cheshire, who won the 2½ mile Cubley Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter on Easter Monday, April 23, 1962.
His second victory came on the same horse over the same course and distance on November 17, 1962 . He rode Roger Petit on four other occasions during that season without being placed.
His second victory came on the same horse over the same course and distance on November 17, 1962 . He rode Roger Petit on four other occasions during that season without being placed.
Among the horses Tim rode were May Blossom, Tommy Dart and McCann, on which he finished third and twice fourth in three four-year-old hurdle races in 1963.
Among the horses Tim rode were May Blossom, Tommy Dart and McCann, on which he finished third and twice fourth in three four-year-old hurdle races in 1963.
After quitting the saddle, Tim stayed in the area and set up a small but successful point-to-point yard in the rural village of Waltham-on-the-Wolds, near Melton Mowbray, where he now trains around ten horses for a variety of different owners. He also brings on and breaks in young inexperienced horses during the summer months, outside of the point-to-point season.
After quitting the saddle, Tim stayed in the area and set up a small but successful point-to-point yard in the rural village of Waltham-on-the-Wolds, near Melton Mowbray, where he now trains around ten horses for a variety of different owners. He also brings on and breaks in young inexperienced horses during the summer months, outside of the point-to-point season.