Top pick: #1 (NOTACATBUTALLAMA) (5-2) - Talented state-bred enters this with three stakes wins in a row, all against "open" company and is one of three who has won on this course in the past. Son of "Harlan's Holiday" can be placed just abouth anywhere and should love this 1 1/8th mile trip.
2nd pick: #3 (Joha) (8-1) - Speed/stalker just missed here early in the meet in a $100K stakes and is now back in shape following several layoffs. Colt by "Gone West" should be involved every step.
3rd pick: #6 (Favor Factor) (7-2) - Lightly-raced and well-bred, he was an easy winner here in an entry-level allowance on July 27th and has gone 3-2-1-0 since coming off a long layoff on May 17th and switching to the grass. He's from the barn of Chad Brown and is a strong win candidate.
4th pick: #2 (Five Iron) (4-1) - Woodbine shipper ran a career best there when he went wire-to-wire in the $125K "Toronto Cup" on July 27th. Only his second ever on the grass and he's been training very fast since.