Another Magical Evening?

A month after winning the Oceanside Handicap, Magic And Rhythm will try for another victory tonight in the $26,900 La Pacifica Handicap at 350 yards.

Owned by E G High Desert Farms and trained by Concepcion Balderrama, the 3-year-old Red Hot Rhythm filly prevailed by a length over Royalclassic Express in the Oceanside, also at 350 yards. Alejandro Luna will ride Magic And Rhythm, who will carry a high weight of 125 pounds.

The field includes Mongoose Jet Eye, who is perfect in three starts for owner Tom McEwen and trainer Dennis Givens. The daughter of Mr Eye Opener broke her maiden at 29-1 in her debut July 20, then, after an extended layoff, won by a length on Jan. 9 and by a half-length on Feb. 28. She will break from the outside in the field of seven and Guillermo Gutierrez will ride.

The picks: 1. Gospel Music. 2. Spring Bold. 3. Takin On A Dream. 4. Move It. 5. Dashing Identity. 6. Favoritt. 7. Loose Fly. 8. Picasso Toll. 9. Magic And Rhythm. 10. Toll Bar.

Four! Use Watching The Pie and Gospel Music in the first, Spring Bold and Timeless End in the second, Takin On A Dream and Yanet Go Go in the third and Beck N Call, Move It and Rubbetigerpants in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: Solar Dash is better than his last would indicate and could rebound in the eighth. With Reflections keeps jockey Joe Badilla Jr. in the ninth.

Post Time: 6:30 p.m.

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