Dot Tolson Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 3m 58.09s

Obey The Rules^p¹³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 96| D

11/1

Gained fourth success over fences (in refitted with cheekpieces) at Leicester (2m, good) in December. Consistent sort who should give a good account if ready to roll after 136 days off.

Form: 223V31

Dime Store Cowgirl^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 89| D

7/1

Built on earlier promise when making a winning handicap hurdle debut at Catterick (2m) in January. Mixed record since but she's less exposed than the rest of these now switching to fences (point winner). Player.

Form: 5P183P

En Coeur^t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 89| BF

10/1

Landed another Plumpton win in January but has found life tougher since, running poorly when a remote last of 4 back at Plumpton last month. Bounce back needed.

Form: 251644

Robin Des Mana⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽⁷⁾| T: P York| OR: 86| D

11/1

Caused a 40/1 surprise when scoring over fences at Worcester (2m) in July 2021. More miss than hit in his 4 outings since but last month's Southwell fourth wasn't too bad and he's starting to look well handicapped.

Form: 61-9384

Forget You Not^t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 85| CD

17/2

Course winner who got back on scoreboard in 7-runner handicap chase at Exeter (19f, good) in October. Not so good here next time and folded tamely when pulled up back hurdling at Exeter last time.

Form: 55314P

Urabamba^p1,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 84| D

15/8

Winner of 2m Wexford maiden hurdle for Henry de Bromhead in summer 2021. Only modest form since joining this yard but his latest Taunton handicap chase third shows he's down to a mark he can be competitive from. Has first-time cheekpieces added to his regular tongue tie.

Form: 5-74363

Flash Gorcombe¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: R Walford| OR: 82| D

9/4

Confirmed the promise of his chase debut at the second attempt when winning 6-runner Taunton handicap (2m, heavy) 17 days ago. That was a weak race but this one may not be much stronger.

Form: 800581

Forecasts

Urabamba (15/8), Flash Gorcombe (9/4), Dime Store Cowgirl (7/1), Forget You Not (17/2), En Coeur (10/1), Robin Des Mana (11/1), Obey The Rules (11/1)

DIME STORE COWGIRL might have simply been in too deep at Class 2 level last time and this former point winner is taken to bounce straight back now switching to fences. Obey The Rules is largely reliable and may provide the chief threat ahead of recent Taunton scorer Flash Gorcombe.