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Midland Veterinary Beginners Steeplechase

18:15 Kilbeggan Fri 04 Sep 2026 2m4f95y Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Siege Of Carthage silks

Siege Of Carthage

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 Est. 28%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Siege Of Carthage (SR:105, 11/2) is the standout selection on market movement alone — a 43% inward move from opening price is the most dramatic steamer in the field and in a beginners' chase with limited form lines, that money almost certainly reflects stable confidence and schooling reports. Trainer Josh Halley operates at 5% overall but the market is clearly overriding that concern. The going fits (GoingFit:+) and the form string 2-51P3 shows a horse that has been placed at the level and whose recent bumping-off (P) is outweighed by the confidence the market is now expressing. With every runner in the field showing DistFit:? (a beginners' chase by definition draws inexperienced jumpers), the advantage shifts to the horse whose connections are backing it hardest on the day. Each-way alternative: Fou De Toi. Main danger: Fou De Toi — Fou De Toi (SR:104, 2/1) carries the Mullins/Townend combination — the highest-calibre connections in the field — with a confirmed GoingFit:+ and despite a 7% drift is still the market favourite, making it the most credible rival if Siege Of Carthage's market confidence proves unfounded.

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Full result

Winner: Fou De Toi (FR) at SP 2/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Fou De Toi silks Fou De Toi Fox #2 W P Mullins · Paul Townend 9/4
  2. 2 Los Blanco silks Los Blanco Fox #4 Henry De Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe 7/2
  3. 3 Siege Of Carthage silks Siege Of Carthage Fox #1 Josh Halley · Phillip Enright 7/2
  4. 4 Kool One silks Kool One Conor David Maxwell · Kieren Buckley 12/1
  5. 5 The Burrow silks The Burrow Philip Fenton · Niall Moore(5) 150/1
  6. — Eclipse Chaser silks Eclipse Chaser C W J Farrell · Ricky Doyle 18/1
  7. — Some Song silks Some Song Henry De Bromhead · Mike O'Connor 5/1
  8. — Where Are You Now silks Where Are You Now E Bolger · Charlie O'Dwyer(3) 100/1
  9. — Fizzle Rock silks Fizzle Rock Nigel Thomas Slevin · Carl Millar(5) 100/1
  10. — Manoir De Mirande silks Manoir De Mirande Fox #3 Gordon Elliott · Joshua Halford(7) 13/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Siege Of Carthage silks Siege Of Carthage 11/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Fou De Toi silks Fou De Toi 2/1 SP 2/1F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Manoir De Mirande silks Manoir De Mirande 13/2
  4. 4 Los Blanco silks Los Blanco 5/2 🥈 2ND