Adam Troop - Chick Cutbush at Melton Mowbray - Oil on Board P3377

Measures 12" x 16" ina 16 1/2" x 20 1/2" x 1 5/8" frame.

An indecipherable date "180 or 6 ___, attached to a signature "Adam Troop" (no further information) bearing the title "Chick Cutbush at Melton Mowbray", showing a sporting gentleman in flashy 19th century togs (not a gentleman) attending the horse sales, with his bulldog.Obviously a racetrack character.  It's a story. But what IS the story?

Another clue, courtesy of AI: "In the 1800s, Melton Mowbray was a significant center for horse sales, primarily due to its association with foxhunting and the needs of the local gentry. The town had livery stables where horses could be hired or stabled, and inns often had stables for both personal and business use. While the exact details of horse sales in Melton Mowbray during the 1800s are not specified in the search results, it's clear that the town was a hub for equine activity. "

Is it a Regency painting, or wishing to be taken as such by a mid Victorian artist? Or even a 20th century one? Whoever he is he is having fun.

Anyway, we dig it.