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Method Madness (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2022) · Last trainer Alastair Ralph · Last owner Fothergills Sparey And Lewis
by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Inishbeg House (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Nov 2022 — 1,433 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2022 · 6th of 9 Won at Ludlow Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Method Madness (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2021. Last raced off 110, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 14lb off peak
110 110–124

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 19 Nov 2021

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 135A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3109B101—
Good3135A117—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6128B108.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3135A103—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 10 Jan 2022 Official rating 110 at the last run, 18 Nov 2022

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 133A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4130A115—
Good3120A109—
Heavy2133A117—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7133A114—
2m1f – 2m4f4120A106—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,251 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 14.2% from 183.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm18211.1%+2.10 from 1
Good419409.5%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft259218.1%−0.90 from 4
Soft364236.3%−2.70 from 1
Heavy1832614.2%+5.21 from 2
Standard (AW)800%−9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−9—
1m2f – 1m4f5240%+31—
1m5f – 2m399307.5%−1.51 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f480398.1%−0.90 from 4
2m5f – 3m3173511%+2—
Over 3m48612.5%+3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Inishbeg House (IRE) (Glacial Storm)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Whoshotwho (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Whoshotwho (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Whoshotwho (IRE)3641m7½f–2m5½fClass 3
Moved In March (IRE)100——
Yew One (IRE)20——
Presenting Pricila (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +24.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% +18.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 3 1 33% +23.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% +19.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Edwards 3 0 0% −3.00
Lee Edwards 3 1 33% +23.00
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 8 1 13% +18.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 5 1 20% +21.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% +19.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
18 Nov 22+29d Chepstow Watkins And Gunn Solicitors Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 15 11-9 110—100A Jonathan Burke 22/1
20 Oct 22+283d Ludlow KLF Insurance Brokers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 4¼ 11-9 110108C91C Jonathan Burke 6/4F
10 Jan 22+31d Ludlow Behind Bars Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 11-4 11746A103A Alex Edwards 8/1
10 Dec 21+21d Doncaster Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 1¾ 11-9 120109B116A Alex Edwards 11/1
19 Nov 21+232d Ascot Garden For All Seasons Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 5½ 10-5 122117A103A Alex Edwards 14/1
01 Apr 21+20d Ffos Las Nick Milner Silviculture Ltd Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 6½ 11-8 124101A130A Lee Edwards 8/1
12 Mar 21+16d Sandown Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 11-7 —84B114B Lee Edwards 10/3
24 Feb 21+159d Ludlow Proper Good Dairy Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 —128B133A Lee Edwards 25/1
18 Sep 20+398d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers Flat Race 18f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 7 12-2 —135A120A Mr P W Mullins 5/1
17 Aug 19+30d Perth Christmas Party At Perth Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 14 10-11 ——101B Brian Hughes 11/8F
18 Jul 19 Killarney Europe Hotel Killarney Flat Race 17f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 11-2 —103A109A Richard Deegan 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Method Madness (IRE) won?
Method Madness (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Method Madness (IRE)?
Method Madness (IRE) was trained by Alastair Ralph on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 18 November 2022.
Who is Method Madness (IRE)'s sire?
Method Madness (IRE) is by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Inishbeg House (IRE), whose sire is Glacial Storm.
What is Method Madness (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 18 November 2022. The highest on record is 124.
What is Method Madness (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sans Frontieres (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,251 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.2% from 183.
Who are Method Madness (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Inishbeg House (IRE), Method Madness (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Whoshotwho (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Whoshotwho (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.