After Rest, Chicks Charger Easy Returns Tonight

A winner of 10 of 40 races, Chicks Charger Easy will make his first start of 2004 in tonight’s $26,650 Moonshiner Handicap at 870 yards.

Trained by John Cooper for owner Frank Wieland, the 6-year-old gelded son of Chicks Beduino hasn’t raced since winning the Sam Houston locally Nov. 1. However, he has run well after a layoff before. He won at tonight’s distance on May 17 after nearly three months off. Gary Boag will ride the 124-pound high-weight.

From the inside out, the rest of the field includes Coded Signature, My Son Jeremy, Danzhound, Azure Classic Dash and Bac To Streak.

The picks: 1. Dominated Day. 2. Professor Higgins. 3. Gin n’ Tychonic. 4. Mobile Number. 5. Wannaknowme. 6. Blushing Blake. 7. Yhaf Fay Tiki. 8. Toast To Tom. 9. Chicks Charger Easy. 10. Request With Rhythm.

Four! Dominated Day in the first, Professor Higgins, A Striking Effort and Greenspan Gvl in the second, Gin n’ Tychonic and Banco de Datos in the third and Mobile Number, Hez Blazin, Rubiate and Flipnfly in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: Siberian Snow steps up in the fifth after being claimed by trainer Jesus Nunez. Danzhound makes his Los Alamitos debut for trainer Kent Molinaro in the ninth.

Post time: 6:30 p.m.

On the Net: For entries and results from Los Alamitos, visit: www.latimes.com/horseracing.