T-L Photo/STAN PAWLOSKI WAYNE WARD Kennel’s WW Has Glory has won four out of his last six top grade marathon races at Wheeling Island. The youngster is held by trainer Ron Otto.

The writing was on the wall.

WW Has Glory needed a change.

After winning his Maiden debut late last year at Wheeling Island, the Wayne Ward Kennel youngster experienced traffic problems in several of his seven Grade D 5/16 races — most of it brought on by himself.

“Glory started slowing in the turns and getting in tons of trouble. Then he would come charging home at the end,” trainer Ron Otto said. “In February, he was down to one line and ready to grade off so I decided to move him to 3/8. If he was going to make Wheeling, he was going to have to run distance.”

In his first trip on the backside, Glory — an April 2006 greyhound out of Luckydeals Honor-WW Kay Walkin — posted a box-to-wire 6 1/2-length victory in a TC race.

“He hit his break and he hit it good. I couldn’t have been any happier,” Otto said. “That race was huge ... he saved himself (from grading off). I thought 3/8 would be his race.