Handicapper Tips & Picks

5-ALLY'S GOT GRIT just missed last week. Good draw here and gets pace to chase. 6-SHADY MAPLE BECKER chased behind Ally's Got Grit last week. Figures to be right there once again. 7-CALL ME MAEVY battled last out. Curious to see if he rates and rallies tonight.

2-GOOMSTER has speed and draws well. A chance to steal in here. 5-LOULITA was very good last week. Figures to be right there once again. 1-JACK VERNON closed with a rush last week. Could show more in second back off the layoff.

1-DANDY'S PRINCESS has speed and draws the inside. Could make the top and never look back. 3-LOUS AVALON has been consistent in the last three. Likely chases again. Just needs some finish. 6-HIGHCLASVEGASBUNNY showed some signs in her last. Expect to see her charging late.

6-PERLUCKY drops a notch off his last. Has speed and should contend the entire way. 4-CALDERONE rallied on the inside last out. Gets a good stalking trip again. 2-REIGN AND SHINE figures to settle and close late. Always tries hard as he approaches $200k in lifetime earnings.

1-RK'S SWIFT was a good second while at a big price last week. No value tonight but she should be right there once again. 6-MISS TOOTIE has been better in her last three. Continues to improve coming into here. 4-TULIP AT THE BEACH was in tough last week. Finds things much easier tonight.

1-ROCKIN SAGE just missed at this level last week. Figures to rate closer tonight from the inside draw. 7-LUCKY DOTTIE showed speed and tired last week. May choose to rate tonight. 5-CASTIELLE draws better tonight. Could sneak into the mix with a late rally.

1-DRINKING AND DREAM has won three in a row coming into here. Looks to be in best form of career. 8-FIRST OF HER NAME has won her last couple. Dug in gamely for the score here last week. 3-ITTY BITTY SECRET was a good second last week. Should track the pace again tonight.

4-FOX VALLEY DURHAM has had a fine season. Draws well and provides some value tonight. 5-SCRAPPY COMINGUP has been very good this year. Looks to chase and contend tonight. 8-FOX VALLEY KODIAK left from an outside draw last week and posted a good effort. Likely sends once again.

4-CITY BY THE BAY has been consistent in recent races. Figures to show speed in here. 8-KIZZMELIKEUMISSME chased and tired last week. That race was against better though as she searches for her first win of the year. 5-THATS CACHE rallied well in her first back off the rest. She's a sleeper at a price.

5-ALLY’S GOT GRIT-2^nd twice in Kadabra legs

4-FRONTIER MARSHALL-3^rd twice in Kadabra legs neither vs top choice

7-CALL ME MAEVEY-Expect a late move

5-LOULITA-Just dominated similar

2-GOOMSTER-Chance he’ll need a race

1-JACK VERNON-Good 2^nd in last despite long layoff

6-HIGHCLASVEGASBUNNY-Marcus chose this one

1-DANDY’S PRINCESS-Good rail speed; stablemate of top choice

3-LOUS AVALON-In money nine of 10

4-CALDERONE-Won last; gets same kind of trip tonight

6-PERLUCKY-Speed might last with class drop

5-JUSTA HINTOF SPICE-Dominated in meet debut

1-RK’S SWIFT-Just missed 1^st Hawthorne start

5-SHADY MAPLE BRIDGT-Comes flying late

4-TULIP AT THE BEACH-Better chance this level

2-FOX VALLEY REEVA-Won this level 2 races back

1-ROCKIN SAGE-Came from far back to just miss

6-ADMIT-Gets top driver this time

6-DÉJÀ VU BABYBOO-Break in last cost her; sharp all year

1-DRINKING AND DREAM-Seeks 4^th straight win

3-ITTY BITTY SECRET-Might fight off rest of speed

1-LOUNAR ECLIPSE-Barely lost local debut

3-DOCTOR CRUISE-Missed a start but figures

8-FOX VALLEY KODIAK-Razor sharp last five

6-IRON SHARPENS IRON-Guessing best speed this event

1-AUNT PERCILLA-Back from Indy; usually tough around here

7-JEWELS FOR CHAMP-Price chance if he stays flat

2-IDEAL’S NICOLE-Good recent form; likes it here

1-FOX VALLEY TARAN-Early break in last caused poor effort

8-KIZZZMELIKEUMISSME-0-for-24 but often in the money

BOWMAN MILL STAKES:

#1 TOUGH CATCH showed ability training up to his debut and backed up those visually winning first out. The connections took an ambitious path running in the Hopeful (G1) for their second start and keep the confidence high showing up in stakes company here. TOUGH CATCH has continued to train forwardly out of the Hopeful (G1) at CD and strong visuals in those works to suggest they are race ready here and peaked for this event. 

BRYAN STATION G3:

#2 DEPICTION turned in a BTL effort despite the 7th place outcome in the Transylvania (G3) in the spring and validated those visuals picking up the allowance win in their next start. They have been looking for the right stakes spot since and return second of the cycle from a competitive B- TRAFFIC CLOSE in the Gun Runner stakes last month at KYD behind their stablemate and today's rival #6 BRILLIANT BERTI. 

#11 TRIKARI shares form with BRILLIANT BERTI going back to the Secretariat (G2) over the summer at CNL. TRIKARI returns to age-restricted 3yo company following a competitive B- effort in the City of Hope (G2) last month at SA racing as the lone sophomore in the field. He caught an established group of older rivals and finished in a blanket for the minors behind the first run winner, Johannes. 

#8 FREE COUNTRY can be upgraded from the debut as part of the early pace racing X_FLOW before losing ground and NO_PUSH while the race winner, Mitty's Griddy rallied to win from well off the pace. #5 THUNDERHAWK raced X_BIAS on debut and RANK slightly X_FLOW last month when stretched out around two turns. That could present some upside as they find the class drop as well as the return to a sprint here.

As noted earlier in the week, trainer G. Compton can send out live FTS in this category and given a look with debuting #10 FRACK BABY with C. Torres aboard - the two teamed up earlier in the meet to finish third with a TROUBLE trip on a juvenile MSW runner called Surfin' M.

#12 WINTER CREEK will be tested with the circuit switch though noted from the debut raced X_FLOW and upgraded however might not present the value in this race required based on the ML that should hold given the connections and could allow for overlays on others. 

#4 KANTHARA was given a follow off her debut back in 2022 and projected to IMPROVE did just that breaking her maiden in the second career start. She will follow a similar "second off" pattern with the long 693-day layoff return in August at DMR where much like her debut showed run and making a MOVE X_FLOW can IMPROVE off the effort and outcome.