Compliance on the sidelines

Smart Irish chaser In Compliance has been ruled out of Thursday’s MacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles and faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury.

Michael O’Brien’s eight-year-old finished last season with a creditable third in the Grade One Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup, and ran a fine race on his return when fourth behind Mansony in last month’s Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase.