February 19 / 15.20 Musselburgh

15.20

Good To Soft

Thomas Sherriff Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £6337.2
  • 2m 7f 170y
  • Class 3
  • 3 runners
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Thomas Sherriff Handicap Chase

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00

Form: 4-1261 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Better than ever this season following wind surgery, winning at Bangor (3m, good) in September and over this C&D (good to soft) a fortnight ago, despite being outpaced on each occasion; also effective on soft ground; has to be respected given her current good heart.
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8

3rd Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 138y

Class 3

16:00 Musselburgh

Methodtothemadness

10st 12lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Finished with a flourish to win lower-grade version of this race a year ago and followed up in C&D match race a fortnight later; back down to a similar mark now but posed no threat behind Half Shot here in November, after a break, and has been off for another 65 days since.

11/1

6th

7

30th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 138y

Class 3

14:45 Musselburgh

Methodtothemadness

11st 3lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Dual C&D winner in two small-field events last season; acts on good or slower; absent since may and has had wind surgery; goes well when fresh and should be competitive from this mark.

15/2

OUR TIP

Form: 5-7222

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Remains a maiden after 11 starts but he's been a good second on his last three outings (2m4f-3m, soft) and was beaten just a short head at Wetherby last time despite not jumping well; the first-time cheekpieces could help him find greater fluency and there's every chance he'll go one better here if conditions suit (unproven on good/good to soft).
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2nd

6

16th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Good Work

11st 3lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

1-37 and still surprisingly error-prone despite so much chasing experience, leaving his mark on several fences en route to a 8l C&D fourth latest (good); frame finish probable but hard to predict better even off this career-low mark whilst the mistakes remain; cheekpieces return.

7/1

4th

5

31st Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

16:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Good Work

11st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Extremely hard to win with, having won only one of his 34 races over fences and runner-up on 13 of those occasions; even if he jumps better than last time (beaten 18l), he'll probably find a way to come up short; a rare run without any form of headgear.

8/1

3rd

1

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Good Work

12st 0lb

J: Ben Smith

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Unreliable sort; jumped sketchily when a well-held fourth of seven in 3m Sedgefield handicap chase 16 days ago so others are much preferred.

9/2

Form: 2-2723 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Back on song with solid second at Taunton (3m2f, good) in December and another good run when third to rejuvenated winner at Catterick (3m1f, soft) last time; certainly considered.
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12th

13

28th Apr 2023

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:10 Chepstow

Trixster

10st 13lb

J: Alan Johns

T: Tim Vaughan

Respectable minor honours in three of his first four starts this season but well beaten next time and jumping proved his undoing on latest; now switches back from chasing to his first hurdle run since last April; 7lb lower than his chase mark and also wears headgear for the first time.

12/1

6

9th Mar 2023

Good

3m 1f 30y

Class 3

13:30 Wincanton

Trixster

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Tim Vaughan

didn't jump well, held up in rear, blundered and unseated rider 11th

6/1

6th

2

21st Feb 2023

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:00 Taunton

Trixster

11st 13lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Tim Vaughan

held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 11th, ridden after 5 out, mistake 4 out, made no impression

7/2

Non-runners

Trixster

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Good Work

POSTDATA:

Methodtothemadness

RP Ratings:

Trixster

Daily Mail:

Good Work

D Express:

Good Work

The Sun:

Good Work

Daily Record:

Good Work

Telegraph:

Methodtothemadness

Daily Mirror:

Methodtothemadness

The Star:

Methodtothemadness

TOPSPEED:

Trixster

The Times:

Trixster