Frank, good read. I have one point to add. The horse ran two 16s then an 11 at 3 and this year came out w/6.5. That number, jump, could have hurt him bad but didn\'t. He bounced 2 points or so and then came back around. In others words, he was a late starter but he always displayed strength. And while he may have been tapped out, to forecast a new top, a slight one or so, given his past behavior was a good bet at the price. Easy to say now but once he got to the track everything he did was positive and that\'s something to look for when betting a horse to do something it\'s never done before.
Good bet and a good result. Congrats.
