ANALYSIS

BEST BET: RACE 8, REINING IN

FIRST RACE

MACHO BOURBON was a wide-stalking third behind the future OS stakes winner Sav when returning from a layoff of nearly three months Oct. 14. She should be sharper this time under leading Da Silva, who’s 2 for 5 at the meet for trainer Tony Gattellaro. SHE’S GOT FIRE is dropping off a fifth in a quality OS stakes won by She’s The Berries, who narrowly lost her next start in the G3 Maple Leaf. MYSTIC NILE benefited from an inside bias when a non-threatening fifth in tougher second-level optional-claiming company in her latest.

SECOND RACE

The venerable 11yo OCCASIONAL VIEW won his third grass race in a row last time in a $20K claimer. He was an accomplished synthetic runner during his formative years, and could keep his roll going in this $25K contest. SILENT STING is dropping back down to the level at which he found the mark two back off a surprisingly poor performance in a second-level optional claimer. WALDORF wasn’t far behind the latter in fourth Oct. 4, from which the runner-up exited to capture an optional starter.

THIRD RACE

BOSSALINA rallied wide from off slow splits over an inside-favoring track to win her maiden going away last time in her third route try. She’s turning back to seven-eighths in this NW2 tilt, and could double up with her confidence on a high. TUSCAN DAMSEL placed in two both of her races at this level since getting drilled in the restricted Victorian Queen Stakes. MUSKOKA DANCER is adding blinkers and could take this field a long way, in a field without much speed.

FOURTH RACE

COLONEL TALBOT is descending from N1X allowance company to this much easier $25K NW2 route. The son of Street Sense is being reunited with Wilson, who broke his maiden over this course and distance July 7. FLASHYMEISTER closed three-wide to finish a distant second over an inside-biased track against easier NW2 opposi