Bilky Bluz backwheel may be in order in Friday feature

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Friday’s Woodbine headliner combines non-winners of three Ontario-sired allowance types with $40,000 claimers, and Bilky Bluz probably shouldn’t be worse than second in the 1 1/16-mile route on the Tapeta.

Bilky Bluz hasn’t found the mark since she beat non-winners-of-two Ontario-sired allowance opposition in September 2014. She has been second in 11 of 37 starts, including in several open first-level allowances when she was on top of her game in 2015-16.

Bilky Bluz’s best finishes in eight outings last year were a pair of seconds. She capped that campaign with a second in a one-mile allowance on the dirt at Mahoning Valley. Off a five-month layoff, she was a stalking third behind New Sensation and stakes winner Trini Brewnette at this level on May 25.

The feature, which was brought back when it didn’t fill on Wednesday, goes as the sixth on a seven-race program that has two grass events.

KEY CONTENDERS

Bilky Bluz, by Mobil

Last 3 Beyers: 64-64-67

◗ This will be her second start for trainer Katerina Vassilieva, who sent her out to breeze three-eighths in a bullet 36.60 on the training track last Friday.

◗ Leading rider Rafael Hernandez retains the mount on the 7-year-old, who has a history of working fast.

Edisto Island, by Bellamy Road

Last 3 Beyers: 62-52-70

◗ Off a front-running fourth as the favorite in an identical spot May 25, she looks like the speed of the speed here under Gary Boulanger, who is 7 for 28 at the meet for Edisto Island’s trainer, Mark Casse.

◗ She won back-to-back Tapeta races in the fall, including a first-level allowance, and will compete with a $40,000 tag here with blinkers off.

Sam’s Cross, by Singing Saint

Last 3 Beyers: 65-72-67

◗ She was a respectable fourth behind the future allowance winner Crumlin Queen and two other tough rivals in her seven-furlong season opener May 5. When she switched to the turf a month later, she faded from a stalking position to finish a distant fifth.

Deesse Nike, by Saffir

Last 3 Beyers: 65-66-74

◗ Both of her victories came on the dirt at Fort Erie last summer, and she wound up third in the restricted La Prevoyante Stakes here on the turf in September. Her current form is mediocre, but she could be poised to put her best hoof forward in her third race off the bench.

Missy Crissy, by Court Vision

Last 3 Beyers: 59-64-54

◗ This stakes-placed filly was hustled into the field by the racing office. She should be prominent from the outset in her second outing of the year, with apprentice Daisuke Fukumoto aboard.