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Friday 4 September 2026

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Midland Veterinary Beginners Chase

4YO plus | 2m 4f 95y | 10 Runners | Turf

Eclipse Chaser^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 120

Went wrong way over hurdles and hasn't kicked on from a promising chasing debut.

Form: 0PP-387

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Fou De Toi^p1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

Fair maiden hurdler who took an immediate and notable step forward when 1½ lengths second of 7 to Rusty Harkness in maiden at Ballinrobe on chasing debut 11 days ago. Obvious claims if backing that up. Wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 43P-272

Kool One^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell

Successful on the Flat and over hurdles. Pretty much matched the pick of his form in both of those spheres when 14½ lengths fourth of 9 to Queenofthelodge in maiden at Wexford on chasing debut in July.

Form: 0/1P50-4

Los Blanco^p1,t⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

Won maiden hurdle at Down Royal last season and made a solid start over fences when 11 lengths second of 9 to Queenofthelodge in maiden at Wexford in July. Entitled to build on that now and looks sure to be thereabouts. Wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 4/231-62

Siege Of Carthage²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Halley| D

Showed promise in a pair of bumpers and made a winning start over hurdles in 18-runner maiden at Limerick (2½m) in July. Put a poor Galway effort behind him when 2½ lengths third of 7 to Lureka Du Noyer in novice at Tramore last time. Bred to make a chaser.

Form: 6/2-51P3

Some Song¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

Was fortunate when winning a maiden hurdle at Down Royal (22.5f) last season. Got back on track following a break when sixth on handicap debut at Fairyhouse (2½m, soft) in April Successful only start in points and worthy of a second look now switched to chasing.

Form: 1/1P6-

The Burrow^t¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 99

Winning pointer who remains a maiden under Rules (previously trained by E. J. O'Grady) and has finished well held in a trio of maiden chases, including for this yard the last twice. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 75/9569-

Where Are You Now⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger| BF

Gone the wrong way with each start this year, including in cheekpieces last time and now has plenty to prove switched to fences back down in trip.

Form: 462-67P

Fizzle Rock¹⁰¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin| D

Fair winning hurdler, who faced a stiff task when last of 4 on chasing debut when last seen in the winter of 2023. Long absence to overcome.

Form: 413344/

Manoir De Mirande^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

Fair hurdler. Won maiden at Sligo and novice at Ballinrobe in July and has showed enough in 2 starts since to suggest he remains in form. He's bred to be suited by both this longer trip and chasing, though his tendency to finish weakly remains a concern.

Form: 371123

Forecasts

Fou De Toi (5/2), Los Blanco (9/2), Manoir De Mirande (5/1), Siege Of Carthage (5/1), Eclipse Chaser (13/2), Some Song (7/1), Kool One (8/1), Fizzle Rock (20/1), Where Are You Now (25/1), The Burrow (33/1)

LOS BLANCO jumped soundly on chasing debut at Wexford and, with improvement anticipated from a yard second to none with chasers, he is selected to come out on top. Fou de Toi found chasing more to his liking than hurdling when second at Ballinrobe and looks the chief threat, while chase debutant Manoir de Mirande is bred to excel in this sphere if able to keep his quirks in check.