Brian Mcevoy’s Picks

Thursday, August 27, 2026

BEST BET: RACE 4 COALFORDONEOFUS GB
VALUEPLAY: RACE 6 TYPHOON STRIDE N

RACE 1
4-NETWORK SEELSTER always around, 7 wins on the year, not a lock, set soft fractions and faded to third
1-COIN FLIP seventeen times in the money in 27 races, has rail
5-NU BA DEN N returns from Batavia with no success, has win at Monti this year in 156.1
4-1-5-3

RACE 2
5-CHANDON nice q race, was third to ESSIE, looking to regain form
6-BANGIN showed life in last race, finished third and came home in 29.4
2-AMERICAN ROCK 14 year old warrior trying to find past form
5-6-2-3

RACE 3
3-BARRYWHITE HANOVER sharpest horse in this race today, finished second to LEVI, coming home in 28.2
8-CAPTAIN PLANET has been racing against better horses, post 8 hurts
7-LUKE SKYWALKER last two races had the 7 and 8 post, previous 4 races was sharp
3-8-7-5

RACE 4
1-COALFORDONEOFUS was racing out of town against better horses, had limited success, when last here had winning mile in 156
4-BRAND AMBASSADOR has two nice wins in last 3 races, big mile from 8 post winning in 158.1
5-BROWER solid 2nd and 3rd place finish in last two races
1-4-5-3

RACE 5
2-LAST MACH woke up in last four races, best form in 2 yrs, good closing kick
7-LEVI has 6 wins on the year, drew 7 post?
5-MV OK PALACIO BR was right behind LAST MACH in last race, was used trying to get to the top in 28.2
2-7-5-8

RACE 6
4-TYPHOON STRIDE N was parked out in rough trip in last race, has two wins on the year, has win in 157.2
2-GINAZMIDNIGHTDREAM has been racing against better horses all year
7-ER SAM solid 2nd place finish in last race, beat TYPHOON STRIDE N in last race
4-2-7-6

RACE 7
1-FOXY BEACH looking his best all year, has strong win from 8 post two races ago, moves to rail
5-HOPE SWINGS broke at the start of the race and still came back to win going away
8-SWEETMISSBELL last two races has been very good, beat FOXY BEACH two races ago, has 8 post
1-5-8-4

RACE 8
2-WELL’S FIRE went down the road to easy win going away in last race, can he do it again, has win here in 156.4
4-BRICKYARD PROLINE won first race of the year, right back?
7-WAL FINEST has some good miles this year, can he win this race from outside post?
2-4-7-3

RACE 9
3-ROCKOVER BAYTHOVEN on paper looks like best horse in this race, has win in 157.3, 6 times in the money in 9 races
1-SOUTHWIND RODAN throw out last race, was in the money in previous 6 races, has rail today
6-DRAGON PLUS has 3 wins this year, 11 times in the money
3-1-6-5

RACE 10
1-SHARK SOLICITOR outstanding win in 157, home in 28.2, had some good miles at Batavia
7-VILLAGE BLUE CHIP has been very competitive at this level all year, has win in 155.2 at Monti, 7 post hurts
2-PRINCE OF ART has shown good form in last 2 races
1-7-2-4

BRIAN’S COMMENTS: It looks like a chalky card today.