The easy response is greater than a 7-1/4 since the TG figure-based studies measure pair-ups as within a point, anywhere from a 5-1/4 to 7-1/4. But it's kind of hard to say--even a 10 would have been a secondary top, but obviously the better the top, the more confident this handicapper would be as to how badly she was affected by the first 6. In Skeptic's case even a 7-1/2, 8 might have been okay, a slight reaction though an 0-2, but I would've wanted a slightly bigger price. She obviously would have hit set-back level. It's a question of feel but the timing here, overall, was good.

One really wants to look for strong patterns. This can't be emphasized enough. The horse may not fast enough but much, much more often than not they'll give good runs.

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